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Red Lager

140 calories 11.8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Brad Burnett
Calories: 140 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 16th 2019
1.043
1.007
4.8%
12.8
11.3
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Great Western - Great Western Pale High Color5 lb Great Western Pale High Color 37 3 62.5%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 12.5%
1 lb Molasses1 lb Molasses 36 80 12.5%
1 lb Corn Syrup1 lb Corn Syrup 37 0.5 12.5%
8 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 30 min 12.8 66.7%
0.50 oz Mount Hood0.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Leaf/Whole 4.8 Boil 0 min 33.3%
1.50 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 oz Bitter Orange Peel Flavor Boil 45 min.
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Ph 5.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 qt Sparge Bath Sparge -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 20 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 30.48 gal (121.92 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 11.52 gal (46.08 qt) and adding 18.48 gal (73.92 qt) sparge/top-off. 30 120  
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (20 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (8.33 g). Reduce mash thickness to 5.55 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 29.17 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 20 qt/lb 30 120  
Mash volume with grains 30.48 121.9  
Grain absorption losses -0.75 -3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.17 0.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.33 33.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Red Lager" Dark American Lager beer recipe by Brad Burnett. All Grain, ABV 4.75%, IBU 12.8, SRM 11.32, Fermentables: (Great Western Pale High Color, Caramel / Crystal 10L, Molasses, Corn Syrup) Hops: (Tettnanger, Mount Hood) Other: (Bitter Orange Peel)
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