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Dog Days Lager

137 calories 13.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Czech Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Brian P
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 137 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday May 11th 2020
1.042
1.009
4.4%
20.6
3.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen8 lb BEST Pilsen 37 1.9 88.9%
1 lb Weyermann - Carafoam1 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 11.1%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany)1 oz Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 20.57 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 59 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 76 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
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
3.38 gal Strike 164 °F 154 °F 60 min
4.54 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 63 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.1 16.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.04 g | 20.2 qt) 4.75 19  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.8 23.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.8 g | 23.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash at 154F for 1 hour. For more flavor, add the whole ounce of hops to the kettle as you sparge the mash, so the hops soak the time it takes to come up to a boil and the whole boil of 60min, this is the first wort hop. Otherwise boil for 5 mins, add hops and boil for another 60.

Don't cheat on aeration.

Pitch and set the fermentation at 58F for 7 days, raise to 65F for another week and then move to a sealed keg and leave on basement floor ideally for 2-3 weeks at 48F.

After that chill and check on carbonation level.

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