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Winning Altbier

177 calories 21 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 11.89 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.33 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Kevin Hall
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 10th 2022
1.053
1.017
4.8%
45.4
14.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Ireks - Pilsner Malt15 lb Pilsner Malt 36 1.8 64%
3.80 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I3.8 lb Munich Type I 38 6 16.2%
1.40 lb Dingemans - Aromatic Malt1.4 lb Aromatic Malt 36.3 19 6%
1.30 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)1.3 lb Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 5.5%
14.10 oz German - CaraMunich III14.1 oz CaraMunich III 34 57 3.8%
8 oz Weyermann - Acidulated8 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 2.1%
4 oz Weyermann - Melanoidin4 oz Melanoidin 34.5 27 1.1%
5 oz Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III5 oz Carafa Special Type III 29.9 525 1.3%
23.44 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.22 oz Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Magnum1.22 oz Hallertauer Magnum Hops Pellet 13.5 Boil 60 min 27.67 19.3%
2.08 oz Tettnanger2.08 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 9.52 33%
3.01 oz Tettnanger3.01 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 8.25 47.7%
6.31 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dusseldorf Alt Yeast WLP036
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
68.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 206 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
* Distilled Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.44 gal (49.77 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.44 gal (1.77 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.13 gal (48.53 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.12 gal (40.5 qt) and adding 0.13 gal (0.53 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.26 41  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 10.26 41  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.57 g | 42.3 qt) 12.13 48.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.93 -11.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.37 g | 21.5 qt) 7.17 28.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.44 g | 49.8 qt) 14.25 57  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.24 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 10.33 41.3  
Top off amount 1.56 6.2  
Going into fermentor 11.89 47.6  
Total: 17.43 69.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Winning Altbier" Altbier beer recipe by Kevin Hall. All Grain, ABV 4.79%, IBU 45.44, SRM 14.04, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, Munich Type I, Aromatic Malt, Munich Type II (Dark), CaraMunich III, Acidulated, Melanoidin, Carafa Special Type III) Hops: (Hallertauer Magnum, Tettnanger)
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