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128 calories 13 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 15 min
Batch Size: 2 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.2 liters
Post Boil Size: 1.9 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Tomi T. Salo
Calories: 128 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday February 6th 2019
1.042
1.010
4.3%
0.0
3.4
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.40 kg Viking - Finland - Pale Ale Malt0.4 kg Finland - Pale Ale Malt 36 2 100%
0.40 kg / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.80 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Espoo (Pitkäkoski), Finland
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
2.6 L Strike 65 °C 65 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 6.45 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 6.5 L/kg 2.6
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 2.7 L) 2.8
Grain absorption losses -0.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2 L) 0.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.3 L) 2.2
Boil off losses -1.4
Post boil Volume 1.9
Top off amount 0.1
Going into fermentor 2
Total: 3.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Starter" American Light Lager beer recipe by Tomi T. Salo. All Grain, ABV 4.27%, IBU 0, SRM 3.41, Fermentables: (Finland - Pale Ale Malt) Other: (Phosphoric acid)
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