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Tokyo Express

Name: Tokyo Express
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 20 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 3.2 kg Pilsner Malt; 0.8 kg Flaked Rice; 7 g Vital Hops; 30 g Sorachi Ace Hops; 30 g Saphir Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Post Boil Size: 5.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.171 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: #blackmonty
Hop Utilization: 98.2765%
Calories: 143 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13 g (Per 330ml)
URL: https://web.brewfather.app/share/u0YXvJxrnyC69L

Created: Wednesday March 5th 2025

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Original Gravity:

1.047

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (tinseth):

19.9

SRM (morey):

3.0

Mash pH

5.8

Cost Ft

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.20 kg	Viking - Pilsner Malt3.2 kg Pilsner Malt	Ft 0.00 / kg Ft 0.00	37	1.9	80%
0.80 kg	Flaked Rice0.8 kg Flaked Rice	Ft 0.00 / kg Ft 0.00	40	0.5	20%
4 kg / Ft 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
7 g	Barth-Haas - Vital7 g Vital Hops	Ft 0.00 / g Ft 0.00	Pellet	14	Boil	60 min	14.23	10.4%
30 g	Sorachi Ace30 g Sorachi Ace Hops	Ft 0.00 / g Ft 0.00	Pellet	11.1	Boil	2 min	4.09	44.8%
30 g	Saphir30 g Saphir Hops	Ft 0.00 / g Ft 0.00	Pellet	4.25	Boil	2 min	1.57	44.8%
67 g / Ft 0.00

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Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Canning Salt	Ft 0.00 / g Ft 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

- Lallemand - LalBrew Diamond Lager

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	Ft 0.00 / each Ft 0.00
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	-8 - -4 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Temp: 68 °C CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Pilsen (Light Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
7	3	6	5	5	25
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Notes

Mash

Temperature — 66 °C — 55 min

Temperature — 78 °C — 5 min

Miscs
3 g — Canning Salt (NaCl) — Mash

Yeast
2 pkg — Brewline BL-201 German Lager 81%

Fermentation
Primary — 14 °C — 5 days

Primary — 21 °C (4 day ramp) — 2 days

Cold Crash — 1 °C — 2 days

Carbonation: 2.7 CO2-vol

Also inspired:
https://beerandbrewing.com/recipe-pfriem-japanese-lager?recombee_recomm_id=370dfd8e-0a35-4404-81fd-e50f187876ec

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Last Updated: 2026-09-24 13:08 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

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

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
7 g	Barth-Haas - Vital (Pellet) 7 g Vital (Pellet) Hops	Ft 0.00 / g Ft 0.00	14.23	10.4%
30 g	Sorachi Ace (Pellet) 30 g Sorachi Ace (Pellet) Hops	Ft 0.00 / g Ft 0.00	4.09	44.8%
30 g	Saphir (Pellet) 30 g Saphir (Pellet) Hops	Ft 0.00 / g Ft 0.00	1.57	44.8%
67 g / Ft 0.00