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182 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.58 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 88% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 23rd 2021
1.055
1.014
5.4%
32.2
11.5
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt4 lb Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 40.6%
4 lb Wyerman - German - Munich Light4 lb German - Munich Light 37 6 40.6%
0.75 lb German - CaraMunich III0.75 lb CaraMunich III 34 57 7.6%
1 lb German - Carapils1 lb Carapils 35 1.3 10.1%
1.75 oz German - Carafa I1.75 oz Carafa I 32 340 1.1%
9.86 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Spalt1.5 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 21.28 42.9%
1 oz Spalt1 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 10.9 28.6%
1 oz Spalt1 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.40 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - G02 Kaiser
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 222 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dme       Amount: 8.1 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Düsseldorf (Altbier)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 12 45 82 65 223
Split water into 2 x 4 gal. batches; one for mash, one for sparge; won't need all the sparge water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
4 gal Batch Sparge 190 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.624 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.62 qt/lb 4 16  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 4.62 g | 18.5 qt) 4.79 19.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.23 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.69 g | 18.8 qt) 3.73 14.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.21 g | 28.8 qt) 6.25 25  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.58 22.3  
Top off amount 0.17 0.7  
Going into fermentor 5.75 23  
Total: 7.73 30.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

collect about 2 qt. wort for priming in keg

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