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Mexican Lager

186 calories 20.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 13 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-mexican-lager/
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 10th 2019
1.056
1.016
5.3%
14.1
4.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale15 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 55.6%
3.50 lb American - Pilsner3.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 13%
8.50 lb Flaked Corn8.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 31.5%
27 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mandarina Bavaria1 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 10.05 33.3%
2 oz Motueka2 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 4.01 66.7%
3 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - L17 Harvest
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 60 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 238 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Fly Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.61 gal (58.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.61 gal (10.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 8.44 33.8  
Mash volume with grains 10.6 42.4  
Grain absorption losses -3.38 -13.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 9.19 36.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.61 g | 58.5 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 12.39 g | 49.6 qt) 13 52  
Estimated amount in fermentor 13 52  
Total: 17.63 70.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Nothing special in the mash or boil here—flaked maize doesn’t add any particular process challenges, but a kettle addition of kettle finings (e.g., Whirlfloc, Protafloc, or Irish moss) is probably a good idea to promote clarity downstream. At fermentation, we want this beer cold, though. It is, after all, a lager, whatever yeast you end up using! You can go a little bit warmer (to help ensure a robust and full attenuation) and start at 56°F (13°C). Hold it there for one week after the first signs of fermentation, then let it free-rise to about 70°F (21°C). When fermentation is finished, cold crash (again, for clarity) and then package. Carbonate to an even two volumes of CO2 (if carbonation is too high, you could end up with a beer that’s too full in the mouth), and then store cold for at least six weeks. You should have plenty of hops aroma to survive the aging process, and about two months in this will be a fantastic warm-weather beer.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-06-23 14:37 UTC