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Beer (Formerly Budweiser)

Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.79 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday January 20th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.049

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

5.0%

IBU (tinseth):

11.6

SRM (morey):

3.4

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

24.17

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.80 lb	American - Pale 6-Row4.8 lb Pale 6-Row	$ 1.36 / lb $ 6.53	35	1.8	50%
4.80 lb	US - Pale 2-Row4.8 lb Pale 2-Row	$ 1.39 / lb $ 6.67	37	1.8	50%
9.60 lbs / $ 13.20

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Tettnang0.5 oz Tettnang Hops	$ 1.49 / oz $ 0.75	Pellet	5	Boil	45 min	9.52	25%
0.50 oz	Tettnang0.5 oz Tettnang Hops	$ 1.49 / oz $ 0.75	Pellet	5	Boil	5 min	2.07	25%
1 oz	Tettnang1 oz Tettnang Hops	$ 1.49 / oz $ 1.49	Pellet	5	Dry Hop	7 days		50%
2 oz / $ 2.98

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Tettnang (Pellet)	$ 1.49 / oz $ 2.98	11.59	100%
2 oz / $ 2.98

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
2.16 gal	Strike @ 110.4	Strike	110 °F	104 °F	20 min
1.4 gal	Strike @ Boiling	Infusion	--	140 °F	40 min
1.4 gal	Strike @ Boiling	Infusion	--	158 °F	20 min
1.6 gal	Strike @ Boiling - mash out	Infusion	--	170 °F	10 min
1.5 gal	Strike @ 185	Sparge	--	170 °F	15 min
1.5 gal	Strike @ 185	Sparge	--	170 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 0.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 80 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 tbsp	Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.60 tsp	Irish Moss		Fining	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - American Lager 2035

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 7.99 / each $ 7.99
Attenuation (custom):	83%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	48 - 58 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	50 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 362 B cells required

$ 7.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 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

Notes

I measured the FG of a Bud can - 1.005. It's basically carbonated water with a hint of flavor + alcohol.
If this is accurate it means that the OG is around 1.043 with an Attenuation of around 88%. This makes sense considering major brewers objective is to produce the maximum amount of beer at the lowest cost possible.

UPDATED - 2/9/21 - Coming soon

BREWED - 7/2/21

NOTE- American Lager Yeast unavailable, substituted Pilsen Lager Yeast.

Achieved the OG I was looking for but not the volume. I was shooting for 6.5 gal but only got 6, therefore, only 68% efficiency.

I rushed this one a bit. Cut the dough-in to only 10 minutes, and only performed one sparge. This could be the reason for the inefficiency.

Primary @ 50 degrees for 10 days, then a few days @ room temperature.

UPDATE - 7/17/21 - Racked into glass, SG - 1.009, ABV 5.1%, right where we wanted it. Will lager for 6-8 weeks @ 35-37 degrees.

UPDATE - 8/26 - kegged after about 10 days of dry hopping

Will make about 55 beers.

Price per 12 oz. serving - $0.49

ACTUAL RESULTS:

Total water - about 9.5 gallons, could have used 10
Pre-boil volume: 7.25 gals
Ending kettle volume: 6 gallons - looking for 6.5
Boil time: 90 min
Efficiency: 73%
OG: 1.048
FG: 1.008
ABV: 5.25
Attenuation: 83%
IBU's: 10
SRM: 3

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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