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Sam Adams Boston Lager Clone

151 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Dark American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.100 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.150 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 14th 2020
1.046
1.010
4.7%
15.2
18.0
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Vienna8 lb Vienna 35 4 65.1%
0.75 lb Ashburne Mild0.75 lb Ashburne Mild 36 5.3 6.1%
3.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L3.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 28.5%
0.75 oz Weyermann - Acidulated0.75 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 0.4%
12.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 8.42 33.3%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 30 min 5.39 33.3%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Aroma 5 min 1.4 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Lager Yeast WLP830
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 492 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 27.96 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 20 4 2 16 320
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Infusion 168 °F 168 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge 175 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 4.09 16.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 0.57 g | 2.3 qt) 5.07 20.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.54 -6.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.31 g | 5.2 qt) 0.7 2.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.61 g | 14.5 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 2 8  
Top off amount 4.5 18  
Going into fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 4.79 19.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Sam Adams Boston Lager Clone" Dark American Lager beer recipe by Codewizard. All Grain, ABV 4.7%, IBU 15.21, SRM 18.04, Fermentables: (Vienna, Ashburne Mild, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Acidulated) Hops: (Tettnanger, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Whirlfloc, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate))
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