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American Lager

130 calories 11.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15.7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (ending kettle)
Source: Kevin
Calories: 130 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday December 13th 2019
1.040
1.007
4.3%
13.7
2.9
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16.50 lb American - Pilsner16.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 73.3%
5 lb German - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 22.2%
1 lb German - Pale Ale1 lb Pale Ale 39 2.3 4.4%
22.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Tettnanger2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.4 First Wort 60 min 13.67 100%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
6 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 851 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 3 2 5 50 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.58 gal (66.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.58 gal (18.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.05 gal (52.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 10.2 gal (40.8 qt) and adding 1.05 gal (4.2 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.25 45  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 11.25 45  
Mash volume with grains 13.05 52.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.81 -11.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.51 30.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.58 g | 66.3 qt) 15.7 62.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 14.13 g | 56.5 qt) 15 60  
Estimated amount in fermentor 15 60  
Total: 18.76 75.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

19.25 gallons of RO water to start

1.4 Meta
1.4 AA
4 ish and 3 ish BTB

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