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Dark Days Lager

164 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Munich Dunkel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.48 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (brew house)
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday March 15th 2019
1.050
1.010
5.2%
23.8
16.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter10 lb Finest Maris Otter 38 3 54.8%
5 lb Munich Dark 20L5 lb Munich Dark 20L 34 20 27.4%
1 lb Belgian - Special B1 lb Special B 34 115 5.5%
1 lb American - Victory1 lb Victory 34 28 5.5%
0.60 lb Dingemans - Aromatic Malt0.6 lb Aromatic Malt 36.3 19 3.3%
0.40 lb Muntons - Amber Malt0.4 lb Amber Malt 35 22 2.2%
0.25 lb American - Black Malt0.25 lb Black Malt - (late mash tun addition) 28 500 1.4%
18.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Barth-Haas - East Kent Golding2 oz East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil at 200 °F 60 min 20.26 33.3%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.4 Boil 10 min 3.2 33.3%
2 oz 47 Hops - Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.4 Boil 1 min 0.38 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 1 min.
 
Yeast
- fermentis - w34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 181 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.73 gal (50.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.73 gal (2.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 0.9 qt/lb 4.11 16.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.57 22.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.28 -9.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.15 g | 44.6 qt) 11.91 47.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.73 g | 50.9 qt) 13.48 53.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 11.75 47  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.75 g | 47 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.01 64
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark Days Lager" Munich Dunkel beer recipe by Brewer #223558. All Grain, ABV 5.23%, IBU 23.84, SRM 16.11, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Munich Dark 20L, Special B, Victory, Aromatic Malt, Amber Malt, Black Malt) Hops: (East Kent Golding, Saaz) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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