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Hawke's Bay Altbier

152 calories 13.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 52 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 65.44 liters
Post Boil Size: 56 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 152 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday March 13th 2022
1.050
1.009
5.3%
40.1
13.6
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.10 kg Gladfield - German Pilsner Malt7.1 kg German Pilsner Malt 36.3 2.03 58.4%
1.90 kg Gladfield - Munich Malt1.9 kg Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 15.6%
1.90 kg Gladfield - Vienna Malt1.9 kg Vienna Malt 37.4 3.45 15.6%
1.25 kg Gladfield - Dark Crystal Malt1.25 kg Dark Crystal Malt 35.4 96.45 10.3%
12.15 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
37 g Tettnanger37 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 90 min 8.05 16.9%
33.50 g Magnum33.5 g Magnum Hops Pellet 11.8 Boil 90 min 22.06 15.3%
52 g Hallertau Mittelfruh52 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3 Boil 15 min 4.04 23.7%
74.28 g Tettnanger74.28 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.2 Boil 1 min 0.37 33.8%
17.70 g Hallertau Mittelfruh17.7 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 90 min 4.74 8.1%
5 g Hallertau Mittelfruh5 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3 Boil 90 min 0.84 2.3%
219.48 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.08 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.08 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6.24 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8.32 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.12 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 225 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
33.7 L Strike 74 °C 67 °C 90 min
62.2 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 61.65 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 16.25 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 32.8
Mash volume with grains 40.8
Grain absorption losses -12.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 41.9 L) 45.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 61.6 L) 65.4
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 52 L) 56
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 56 L) 52
Total: 78.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Hawke's Bay Altbier" Altbier beer recipe by Dave Carlton. All Grain, ABV 5.34%, IBU 40.09, SRM 13.62, Fermentables: (German Pilsner Malt, Munich Malt, Vienna Malt, Dark Crystal Malt) Hops: (Tettnanger, Magnum, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Chalk, Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Magnesium Chloride)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-06-22 01:30 UTC