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Torcido Mexican Lager Clone

Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 9 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 9.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Daniel
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 146 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday August 11th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.045

Final Gravity:

1.007

ABV (standard):

5.0%

IBU (tinseth):

18.6

SRM (morey):

3.4

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

15.42

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
12 lb	Viking - Pilsner Malt12 lb Pilsner Malt	37	1.9	80%
2.40 lb	Flaked Corn2.4 lb Flaked Corn	40	0.5	16%
0.60 lb	Weyermann - Carahell0.6 lb Carahell	34	10	4%
15 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.30 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Crystal1.3 oz Crystal Hops	$ 1.09 / oz $ 1.42	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	14.93	48.1%
1.40 oz	Artisan - Saaz (Czech)1.4 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops		Pellet	3.1	Boil	10 min	3.62	51.9%
2.70 oz / $ 1.42

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.30 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Crystal (Pellet)	$ 1.09 / oz $ 1.42	14.93	48.1%
1.40 oz	Artisan - Saaz (Czech) (Pellet)		3.62	51.9%
2.70 oz / $ 1.42

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.35 gal	Strike	158 °F	148 °F	60 min
6.73 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
0.50 lb	Rice hulls	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
11.35 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.75 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.

Yeast

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

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 7.00 / each $ 14.00
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	55 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

American Light Lager

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
34	10	3	35	75	16
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Last Updated: 2025-08-11 20:46 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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