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Backyard Brew

Name: Backyard Brew
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 9 lb Pale 2-Row; 1.5 lb Flaked Corn; 0.25 lb Acidulated Malt; 0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt); 5.5 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L; 1.3 oz Northern Brewer Hops; 0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops; 0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Pre-Prohibition Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Doc Farmer
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 191 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday February 28th 2020

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by Tim Bulin

OG: 1.052 FG: 1.010 ABV: 5.6% IBU: 29

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OG: 1.070 FG: 1.022 ABV: 6.3% IBU: 38

Workin' Man

by Bonger

OG: 1.056 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.5% IBU: 31

Original Gravity:

1.058

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.8%

IBU (tinseth):

35.5

SRM (morey):

5.0

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	US - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	77.6%
1.50 lb	Flaked Corn1.5 lb Flaked Corn	40	0.5	12.9%
0.25 lb	German - Acidulated Malt0.25 lb Acidulated Malt	27	3.4	2.2%
0.50 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	4.3%
5.50 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L5.5 oz Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	3%
11.59 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.30 oz	Northern Brewer1.3 oz Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	6.9	Boil	60 min	30.51	56.5%
0.50 oz	East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.2	Boil	10 min	3.21	21.7%
0.50 oz	East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.2	Whirlpool	0 min	1.77	21.7%
2.30 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.35 gal	Strike @125F	Strike	133 °F	125 °F	20 min
	Raise temp to 148F	Temperature	122 °F	148 °F	60 min
	Mash out	Temperature	148 °F	169 °F	10 min
5 gal	Sparge @170F	Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 64 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
0.50 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Salt	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
2.29 ml	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 tsp	Irish Moss	Fining	Boil	10 min.
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - Kölsch 2565

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	56 - 70 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	54 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 520 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.35 Volumes

Target Water Profile

American Lager

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
13	6	8	13	37	20
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Notes

Cool the wort to ~54F before pitching the yeast.
Fermentation temperature should be ~52-54F until high attentuation begins to slow. This may take anywhere from 3 to 6 days.
When SG < 1.025 : [OG(1-0.75Attenuation)] -> 1.058(1-0.750.75) perform a diacetyl rest by raising the temperature to 65F and hold it there until FG is reached.
Lager by slowly dropping the temperature (<6 degrees/day) to ~33F. Hold it at this temperature for 2-4 weeks.

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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	IBU	Bill %
1.30 oz	Northern Brewer (Pellet)	30.51	56.5%
1 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellet)	4.98	43.4%
2.30 oz / $ 0.00