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Vienna Amber Lager

Method: All Grain
Style: International Amber Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24.65 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Bob's brewing
Hop Utilization: 91%
Calories: 147 calories (Per 355ml)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 355ml)

Created: Saturday May 9th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.045

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

4.7%

IBU (tinseth):

23.4

SRM (morey):

8.4

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

22.15

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	CA - Penhold Pilsner7 lb Penhold Pilsner	$ 1.10 / lb $ 7.70	38.2	2.3	71.3%
2 lb	CA - RockyMountain2 lb RockyMountain	$ 1.30 / lb $ 2.60	38.2	4	20.4%
4.50 oz	Great Western - Crystal 304.5 oz Crystal 30	$ 0.19 / oz $ 0.86	21	30	2.9%
4 oz	Great Western - Crystal 604 oz Crystal 60	$ 0.22 / oz $ 0.88	30	60	2.5%
4.50 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 75L4.5 oz Caramel / Crystal 75L		33	75	2.9%
157 oz / $ 12.04

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
16 g	Magnum16 g Magnum Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 1.12	Pellet	11	Boil	60 min	21.5	53.3%
14 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh14 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops		Pellet	3	Boil	10 min	1.86	46.7%
30 g / $ 1.12

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
16 g	Magnum (Pellet) 16 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 1.12	21.5	53.3%
14 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)		1.86	46.7%
30 g / $ 1.12

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
16 L	Strike	69 °C	67 °C	60 min
6 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	10 min
6 L	Top Off	76 °C	76 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
4.50 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.50 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

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

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 8.99 / each $ 8.99
Attenuation (custom):	78.8%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	9 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

Fermented at 15C for 9 days. Kegged at 20 psi for 24 hours, reduced to 10 psi. Nice copper colour, was hoping for more of an amber. Will add a bit more colour next time.

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Last Updated: 2026-05-25 21:54 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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