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Stanislaus

213 calories 19 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Leichtbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7.75 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Source: Scharf
No Chill: 60 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday July 3rd 2019
1.065
1.012
7.0%
38.4
4.5
5.8
0.31
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb Bob's Red MIll - Corn Grits14 lb Corn Grits 0.00 / lb
0.00
15 1 50.7%
7 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row7 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 25.4%
2 lb Flaked Rye2 lb Flaked Rye 36 2.8 7.2%
2 lb US - Flaked Wheat2 lb Flaked Wheat 0.05 / lb
0.10
34 2 7.2%
0.60 lb Cane Sugar0.6 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 0.35 / lb
0.21
46 0 2.2%
2 lb Bob's Red MIll - Corn Grits2 lb Corn Grits 15 1 7.2%
27.60 lbs / 0.31
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Barth-Haas - Herkules2 oz Herkules Hops 0.00 / oz
0.00
Leaf/Whole 9 First Wort 0 min 38.44 55.6%
0.80 oz Helga0.8 oz Helga Hops 0.00 / oz
0.00
Leaf/Whole 6.2 Whirlpool at 160 °F 20 min 22.2%
0.80 oz Artisan - UK Archer0.8 oz UK Archer Hops 0.00 / oz
0.00
Leaf/Whole 5 Dry Hop Day 0 22.2%
3.60 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11.4 qt cereal Mash unmalted grains Steeping -- 212 °F 15 min
9.8 qt add 9.5 qt ground water to drop to 125/130F Infusion 65 °F 125 °F 20 min
decoct 10 qt, bring to boil and add back in Decoction -- 145 °F 40 min
decoct 9.5 qt, boil for 30 min Decoction -- 157 °F 15 min
5.2 qt Fly Sparge -- 212 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
72.33 g chopped, pre-soaked Straw for Lauter Other Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLagerâ„¢
Amount:
1.03 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
50 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 163 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 2.25 oz       Temp: 65 °F       CO2 Level: 3.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Decoction makes it 2-4 SRM darker than calc is suggesting.

Amber version uses all wheat and rye toasted to 65 (500F for 20 min), along with 2 lbs of corn roasted to 65L. (21 SRM)


take 2.8 gal, liquor back with 2.5 gal to make a 3.75% beer (

take 4.5gal, liquor- back with .75 gal to make 6% beer. (32 IBU, 21SRM)

"IPA" base (7.5%): add an extra .5 LBS sugar, up FWH charge to 3.1OZ (65IBU). Then Scale up to 8.75 gal, take 5.25 gal for 7.5% "IPA" (65IBU); and take 3 gal and liquor back with 2.25 gal for 4.3% "APA" (38 IBU).

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