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Legal Ghost

Method: All Grain
Style: Märzen
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.08 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 95% (brew house)
Source: RJ Maillie
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday May 14th 2024

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

5.9%

IBU (rager):

33.8

SRM (morey):

10.1

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

37.24

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3 lb	US - Millet Munich Dark3 lb Millet Munich Dark	$ 4.55 / lb $ 13.65	28	9	44.6%
2.10 lb	US - Rice Pale2.1 lb Rice Pale	$ 2.88 / lb $ 6.05	28	1.4	31.2%
8 oz	US - Millet Red Wing Amber8 oz Millet Red Wing Amber	$ 0.29 / oz $ 2.32	25	35	7.4%
5 oz	US - Buckwheat Pale5 oz Buckwheat Pale	$ 4.26 / lb $ 1.33	31	2.5	4.6%
5 oz	US - Quinoa Flaked5 oz Quinoa Flaked	$ 5.20 / lb $ 1.63	31	1	4.6%
8 oz	US - Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls	$ 3.98 / lb $ 1.99	0.1	1	7.4%
107.60 oz / $ 26.96

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
5 g	Nugget5 g Nugget Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.25	Pellet	15.3	First Wort	60 min	22.61	17.2%
10 g	Hersbrucker10 g Hersbrucker Hops	$ 0.04 / g $ 0.40	Pellet	3.3	Boil	40 min	6.97	34.5%
14 g	Hersbrucker14 g Hersbrucker Hops	$ 0.04 / g $ 0.56	Pellet	3.3	Boil	20 min	4.22	48.3%
29 g / $ 1.21

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
5 g	Nugget (Pellet) 5 g Nugget (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.25	22.61	17.2%
24 g	Hersbrucker (Pellet) 24 g Hersbrucker (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.04 / g $ 0.96	11.19	82.8%
29 g / $ 1.21

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
12.4 qt	Protein	Strike	131 °F	125 °F	15 min
	Yield	Temperature	--	145 °F	60 min
	Attenuation	Temperature	--	175 °F	60 min
7.4 qt	Sparge	Sparge	--	168 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.85 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
6.70 ml	Ceremix Flex	$ 0.00 / ml $ 0.00	Other	Mash	1 min.
6.70 ml	Ondea Pro	$ 0.00 / ml $ 0.00	Other	Mash	1 min.
6.70 ml	Termamyl SC DS	$ 0.00 / ml $ 0.00	Other	Mash	1 min.
1 g	Whirlfloc	$ 0.09 / g $ 0.09	Fining	Boil	10 min.
0.25 tsp	WLN1000 White Labs Yeast Nutrient		Other	Boil	10 min.
$ 0.09

Yeast

Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 4.49 / each $ 8.98
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	50 - 59 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	50 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 231 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 11.25 psi Temp: 38 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
50	6	15	63	75	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Chill to 50° pitch yeast and ferment 2 weeks. Slow rise to 65° for one week (3 degrees a day).
Keg. Reduce temperature 3 degrees per day to 32° and lager for 2-3 months

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Last Updated: 2025-06-07 11:28 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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