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Sunny Days American Lager

Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 170 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 16oz)

Created: Sunday May 1st 2022

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

5.7%

IBU (tinseth):

15.8

SRM (morey):

3.9

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
6.50 lb	American - Pilsner6.5 lb Pilsner	37	1.8	59.1%
6 oz	The Swaen - Melany6 oz Melany	35	27	3.4%
3 lb	Flaked Corn3 lb Flaked Corn	40	0.5	27.3%
1.90 oz	Briess - Carapils Malt1.9 oz Carapils Malt	34.5	1.5	1.1%
8 oz	Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls	0	0	4.5%
0.50 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt0.5 lb BEST Chit Malt	23	1.4	4.5%
10.99 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops	Pellet	5.7	First Wort	0 min	10.39	45.5%
0.30 oz	Saaz0.3 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	4.6	Boil	30 min	3.51	27.3%
0.30 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.3 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.9	Boil	15 min	1.92	27.3%
1.10 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Tettnanger (Pellet)	10.39	45.5%
0.30 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 0.29999999931377 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops	3.51	27.3%
0.30 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	1.92	27.3%
1.10 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.75 gal	Protein Rest	Strike	140 °F	134 °F	15 min
	Alpha Rest	Temperature	134 °F	144 °F	30 min
	Beta Rest	Temperature	144 °F	160 °F	30 min
	Mash Out	Temperature	160 °F	170 °F	10 min
4 gal		Fly Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.25 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4.50 tsp	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Potassium Metabisulfite	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.50 each	Potassium Metabisulfite	Water Agt	Sparge	0 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc tablet	Water Agt	Boil	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 8.72 psi Temp: 33 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Anderson, Indiana - Charcoal Filtered Tap Water

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Brewing for the AHA Big Brew Day 2022

My wort came in high at 1.052 on my original gravity and I had to dilute it with 1/2 gallon distilled water to get it down to my desired 1.048 original gravity.

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Last Updated: 2022-06-04 13:44 UTC

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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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