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Lawnmower Bud

103 calories 8.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.875 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 25% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 103 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 8.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 27th 2020
1.032
1.005
3.5%
6.9
1.7
n/a
32.48
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Briess - DME Pilsen Light3 lb DME Pilsen Light 5.66 / lb
16.98
45 2 75%
1 lb Briess - Dextrose1 lb Dextrose 3.50 / lb
3.50
45.5 1 25%
4 lbs / 20.48
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.37 oz Northern Brewer0.37 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8 Boil 30 min 6.92 100%
0.37 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 lb Flaked Corn Flavor Boil 30 min.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Lutra Kveik OYL-071
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
12.00 / each
12.00
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 95 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
12.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 5.4 oz       Temp: 72 °F       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Notes

(Extract) ~5.7gal American Light "Lager" with Lutra Kveik from a 2 stage starter.

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Starter: ~850ml
SpGr: 1.042
Pitched @ 85°F on 7/10/22.
Cold crashed for 24hrs on 7/13.
Restarted 7/14 or 7/15. Same SpGr & volume. Kept outside in cardboard box.
Temps ranging from 78°F-97.9°F. Oklahoma summers.

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Fermenting in 6gal Fermonster at ambient closet temps of ~72.5°-83+°F.

Brewed on Monday (7/18).
Poured entire kettle into fermenter. Going to lose ~1.8gal. Unfortunately didn't use a brew bag for the corn. Overshot intended volume up to ~6gal.

OG: 1.032 @ 68°F (maybe) on the AM of Tuesday (7/19).
Pitched about 1 tablespoon of yeast slurry from starter.
Covered with blue paper shop towel & hair tie.
Swirled fermenter.

Major blow out between Tue. (7/19) AM and Wed. (7/20) AM.
Cleaned up, sanitized, & swirled.
Minor blow out Wed. evening.
Cleaned, sanitized, & attched blow off tube.
Batch volume @ ~5.375gal.
Krausen in milk jug by Thur. (7/21) AM.
Cleaned, sanitized, & swirled.
Replaced with airlock in a couple days.

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(8/11) Thur. afternoon.
Moved Fermenter to kitchen & set at an angle.

(8/12)
Racked to 5gal bottling bucket. Yield: 4 gallons.
FG: 1.006
Carbonating @ 2.6vols with 3.79oz (by weight) of cane sugar mixed in 1/2pt of microwaved bottled water.

Bottling yielded: 3.92 gallons
(1) 32oz Corona Familiar
(18) 12oz Beer bottles
(4) 12oz flip-top beer bottles
(5) 16oz Grolsch bottles
(5) 25.4oz Aldi flip-top bottle's

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