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California Sun

173 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 13th 2018
1.052
1.015
4.9%
22.8
3.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
22.50 lb German - Pilsner22.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 97.8%
0.50 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.5 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.2%
23 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Mash at 151 °F 60 min 0.6 12.5%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Mash at 151 °F 60 min 0.45 12.5%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Mash at 151 °F 60 min 0.48 12.5%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Mash at 151 °F 60 min 0.54 12.5%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 First Wort 75 min 11.59 12.5%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 2.81 12.5%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 3 12.5%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 3.37 12.5%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Whirflock Fining Boil 15 min.
2 oz Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Campden Water Agt Other --
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L17 Harvest
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 60 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
54 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 730 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Single (Strike 163) Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
7 gal Batch Sparge -- 70 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.03 gal (48.1 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.03 gal (0.1 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 8.05 32.2  
Mash volume with grains 9.74 39  
Grain absorption losses -2.88 -11.5  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.15 -0.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.25 g | 29 qt) 7.23 28.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.03 g | 48.1 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 10.11 40.5  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 15.28 61.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash
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7 gallons strike at 163

1 oz each hop for mash hop
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Boil & Pitch
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-Boil down to 10 gallons

-Add Whirfloc and yeast nutrient at 15 min

-Chill to 170

-Add Hopstand hops - 20 min

-Oxygenate wort

-Pitch at 52 degrees
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Fermentation & Lagering
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-Ferment 10-12 days (should start slowly)

-Purge star-san filled keg with co2 and then closed-transfer wort

-Lower temp 2 degrees per day until reaching 34 degrees; then lager for 30 days

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