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Take it easy

160 calories 14.3 g 12 L
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: raiderrob67
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12L)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12L)
Created: Thursday November 19th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner6 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 72.7%
2 lb US - Brewers Crystals2 lb Brewers Crystals 44 2 24.2%
0.25 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.25 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3%
8.25 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Barth-Haas - Cluster0.5 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 12.99 33.3%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 3.22 33.3%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 0 min 33.3%
1.50 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Sac rest Infusion -- 152 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfoc Fining Boil 5 min.
1 tbsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
77 - 104 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 379 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Redding
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Keep dark malt's separate and add to last 30 minutes of sac rest.

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