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Half Nelson Vienna Lager

149 calories 16.2 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Vienna Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 1150 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1320 liters
Post Boil Size: 1220 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76.5% (brew house)
Source: Iain
Calories: 149 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday January 26th 2020
12.0 °P
3.4 °P
4.6%
17.9
12.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
245 kg American - Vienna245 kg Vienna 35 4 98.4%
4 kg German - Carafa III4 kg Carafa III 32 535 1.6%
249 kg / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
850 g Sterling850 g Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 60 min 17.12 63%
500 g Saaz500 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Whirlpool 0 min 0.76 37%
1,350 g / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
200 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
96 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
176 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
9 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 4825 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.73 bar       Temp: 3 °C       CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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
760 L Infusion 77 °C 68 °C 60 min
800 L Fly Sparge 79 °C 72 °C 35 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.14 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 17 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1165.3 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1119.9 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 946.2 L 781.9
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 781.9
Mash volume with grains 946.2
Grain absorption losses -249
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 633.3 L) 788
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1165.3 L) 1320
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -4.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 1152.5 L) 1220
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -2.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 1217.5 L) 1150
Total: 1569.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Over sparged by roughly 300 litres, added an additional 120 litres to the kettle. Final runnings were 6.5P, pre boil kettle OG 10.5P.

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