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JG Mexican Lager

Name: JG Mexican Lager
Prep time: 105 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 165 min
Yield: 12 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 17 lb Pilsner Zero Malt; 4 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes; 2 lb Vienna; 0.5 lb American Munich; 0.6 oz Warrior Hops; 1 oz Perle Hops; 1 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: International Pale Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Paul
Hop Utilization: 90%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday June 16th 2026

Mexican Lager

by crawmcgraw

OG: 1.049 FG: 1.008 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 22

Novalager European Golden Lager

OG: 1.045 FG: 1.010 ABV: 4.6% IBU: 18

Off Duty

by Todd Schmalhurst

OG: 1.052 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 17

Original Gravity:

1.049

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

4.8%

IBU (tinseth):

19.5

SRM (morey):

3.8

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

50.51

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
17 lb	Viking - Pilsner Zero Malt17 lb Pilsner Zero Malt	$ 1.99 / lb $ 33.83	37	1.9	72.3%
4 lb	Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes4 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes	$ 1.08 / lb $ 4.32	34.5	0.8	17%
2 lb	Viking - Vienna2 lb Vienna	$ 1.99 / lb $ 3.98	37	3.6	8.5%
0.50 lb	Great Western - American Munich0.5 lb American Munich	$ 3.99 / lb $ 2.00	35.4	7.94	2.1%
23.50 lbs / $ 44.13

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.60 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Warrior0.6 oz Warrior Hops	$ 1.99 / oz $ 1.19	Pellet	15.3	Boil	60 min	13.87	23.1%
1 oz	Artisan - Perle1 oz Perle Hops	$ 1.99 / oz $ 1.99	Pellet	5.4	Boil	20 min	4.94	38.5%
1 oz	Artisan - Saaz (Czech)1 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops	$ 1.99 / oz $ 1.99	Pellet	2.1	Boil	5 min	0.63	38.5%
2.60 oz / $ 5.17

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
10.53 gal	Strike	146 °F	146 °F	90 min
7.66 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
15 g	Fermfed yeast nutrient	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.75	Other	Boil	10 min.
2 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.05 / each $ 0.10	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
3.50 g	Gypsum	$ 0.75 / oz $ 0.09	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
3 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	$ 0.02 / g $ 0.06	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
5.50 g	Gypsum	$ 0.75 / oz $ 0.15	Water Agt	Sparge	0 min.
3 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	$ 0.02 / g $ 0.06	Water Agt	Sparge	0 min.
$ 1.21

Yeast

White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	74%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	50 - 55 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 193 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 23.72 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

R.O. Water Hugoton Shop

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
61.9	0	33	85.7	72.9	34.1
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Notes

Ferm:
Day 0 - Pitch 48-50 F
Day 1-8, hold 50 F
at 1.020 SG, raise 2 F/day to 62F
Hold 62 F 2-3 days
Lower 3-4 F / day to 34 F
Hold 34 F for 4-6 weeks

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Last Updated: 2026-06-16 20:28 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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.60 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Warrior (Pellet)	$ 1.99 / oz $ 1.19	13.87	23.1%
1 oz	Artisan - Perle (Pellet)	$ 1.99 / oz $ 1.99	4.94	38.5%
1 oz	Artisan - Saaz (Czech) (Pellet)	$ 1.99 / oz $ 1.99	0.63	38.5%
2.60 oz / $ 5.17