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Light Side Black Lager

Method: All Grain
Style: Schwarzbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday May 16th 2024

Original Gravity:

11.4 °P

Final Gravity:

2.5 °P

ABV (alternate):

4.8%

IBU (tinseth):

23.8

SRM (morey):

28.5

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

116.67

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
82 lb	Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT82 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT	$ 0.73 / lb $ 59.86	36	1.75	65.6%
18 lb	Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes18 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes	$ 1.16 / lb $ 20.88	34.5	0.8	14.4%
6 lb	Great Western - Dark Munich6 lb Dark Munich	$ 0.86 / lb $ 5.16	33	20	4.8%
7 lb	Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt7 lb Midnight Wheat Malt	$ 1.31 / lb $ 9.17	25	550	5.6%
2 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Chocolate2 lb BEST Chocolate	$ 1.01 / lb $ 2.02	34.5	337.82	1.6%
6 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Special X6 lb BEST Special X	$ 1.02 / lb $ 6.12	34.5	132.5	4.8%
4 lb	Great Western - DextraPils4 lb DextraPils	$ 0.83 / lb $ 3.32	34.5	1.5	3.2%
125 lbs / $ 106.53

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 1.22 / oz $ 1.22	Lupulin Pellet	24.5	Boil	60 min	6.49	4.3%
2 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)2 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 0.97 / oz $ 1.94	Lupulin Pellet	20.1	Boil at 212 °F	15 min	5.28	8.7%
5 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Mandarina Bavaria5 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops		Pellet	8.5	Boil	10 min	4.08	21.7%
5 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade5 oz Cascade Hops	$ 0.56 / oz $ 2.80	Pellet	6.3	Boil at 212 °F	10 min	3.02	21.7%
4 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Mandarina Bavaria4 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops		Pellet	8.5	Whirlpool at 212 °F	0 min	1.68	17.4%
4 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade4 oz Cascade Hops	$ 0.56 / oz $ 2.24	Pellet	6.3	Whirlpool at 212 °F	0 min	1.24	17.4%
2 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)2 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops	$ 0.97 / oz $ 1.94	Lupulin Pellet	20.1	Whirlpool at 212 °F	0 min	1.98	8.7%
23 oz / $ 10.14

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 1.22 / oz $ 1.22	6.49	4.3%
4 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) (Lupulin Pellet)	$ 0.97 / oz $ 3.88	7.26	17.4%
9 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Mandarina Bavaria (Pellet)		5.76	39.1%
9 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade (Pellet)	$ 0.56 / oz $ 5.04	4.26	39.1%
23 oz / $ 10.14

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
60.5 gal		Strike	159 °F	151 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
20 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
20 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
40 ml	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

- Apex - Lallemand - Novalager

Amount:	1.07 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	77%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	65 - 78 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1149 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
90.9	30	61	96.8	97.7	3.8
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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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