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Mexican Amber Lager

Method: All Grain
Style: Märzen
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Bill Jiron
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday April 11th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

53.5

SRM (morey):

24.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

34.92

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
6 lb	American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row	$ 1.50 / lb $ 9.00	37	1.8	50%
4 lb	German - Pilsner4 lb Pilsner	$ 1.80 / lb $ 7.20	38	1.6	33.3%
1.25 lb	Weyermann - Caramunich Type 21.25 lb Caramunich Type 2	$ 2.10 / lb $ 2.63	34	45	10.4%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Chocolate wheat0.5 lb Chocolate wheat	$ 2.40 / lb $ 1.20	0	400	4.2%
0.25 lb	Weyermann - Chocolate Rye0.25 lb Chocolate Rye	$ 2.60 / lb $ 0.65	29.9	240	2.1%
12 lbs / $ 20.68

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops	$ 4.00 / oz $ 4.00	Pellet	15	Boil	45 min	50.94	50%
1 oz	Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops	$ 2.00 / oz $ 2.00	Pellet	3.5	Boil	5 min	2.58	50%
2 oz / $ 6.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	$ 4.00 / oz $ 4.00	50.94	50%
1 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 0.99999999771257 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops	$ 2.00 / oz $ 2.00	2.58	50%
2 oz / $ 6.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.5 gal	Strike	165 °F	152 °F	60 min
2 gal	Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 55 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.50 oz	Citric acid	$ 0.50 / oz $ 0.25	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
$ 0.25

Yeast

White Labs - Mexican Lager Yeast WLP940

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 7.99 / each $ 7.99
Attenuation (avg):	74%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	50 - 55 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	55 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 416 B cells required

$ 7.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Munich (Dark Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
82	20	4	2	16	320
Ca 40 Mg 13.1 NA 40 Cl 25 SO4 47 HCO3 137
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Last Updated: 2020-04-16 00:25 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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