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Method: All Grain
Style: Light American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 250 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 270 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.029 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Source: Jarrett Mack
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 100 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 7.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday November 19th 2024

Original Gravity:

1.031

Final Gravity:

1.004

ABV (standard):

3.5%

IBU (tinseth):

17.9

SRM (morey):

2.1

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

302.18

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
192.50 lb	Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row192.5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row	$ 0.74 / lb $ 142.45	37	1.8	72%
75 lb	Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes75 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes	$ 0.93 / lb $ 69.75	34.5	0.8	28%
267.50 lbs / $ 212.20

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 lb	Tettnanger1.5 lb Tettnanger Hops	$ 10.00 / lb $ 15.00	Pellet	5.68	Boil	60 min	12.29	37.5%
0.50 lb	Tettnanger0.5 lb Tettnanger Hops	$ 10.00 / lb $ 5.00	Pellet	5.68	Boil	30 min	3.15	12.5%
2 lb	Tettnanger2 lb Tettnanger Hops	$ 10.00 / lb $ 20.00	Pellet	5.68	Whirlpool at 200 °F	15 min	2.5	50%
4 lbs / $ 40.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
4 lb	Tettnanger (Pellet)	$ 10.00 / lb $ 40.00	17.94	100%
4 lbs / $ 40.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
112.5 gal	Strike	160 °F	152 °F	60 min
195.25 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1.90 oz	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 oz	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
232.69 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
83 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.

Yeast

Escarpment Labs - Mexican Lager

Amount:	7 BBL Pitch	Cost:	$ 7.14 / bblp $ 49.98
Attenuation (custom):	85%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	50 - 57.2 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	62 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 5539 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Pilsen (Light Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
41.9	9	11	29.3	29.2	0.4
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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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