Kurt's Mile HIgh Malt - Beer Recipe - Brewer's Friend

Kurt's Mile HIgh Malt

172 calories 14.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Helles Exportbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: clone of Wynkoop beer, which was itself cloning a pre-prohibition recipe from Kurt Vonnegut's grandfather's brewery in Indianapolis
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 5th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Great Western - Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L)5.5 lb Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L) 35 1.6 50.6%
3 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I3 lb Munich Type I 38 6 27.6%
2 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt2 lb Vienna Malt 37 3.5 18.4%
0.38 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.375 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.4%
10.87 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Leaf/Whole 5.7 Boil 60 min 18.83 50%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Leaf/Whole 5.7 Boil 5 min 3.75 50%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal @ 165 Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
7 gal @180 Batch Sparge 180 °F 175 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.28 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
52 0 44 30 90 112
6g Gypsum
2g CaCl2
2g Baking Soda (mash only)
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

11 oz crushed Sweet Maria's Columbia Inza Rio Paez coffee beans added to mash: cherry, cooked apple, winey plum, profusely sweet, tea-like aftertaste & tannic bittering

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Last Updated: 2022-03-15 21:30 UTC

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