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Memories - Westphalian Altbier

227 calories 22.3 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 51 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 61.32 liters
Post Boil Size: 55.51 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 227 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 22.3 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday May 21st 2024
1.049
1.011
5.0%
33.9
11.8
5.4
30.85
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.90 kg Viking - Pilsner Malt3.9 kg Pilsner Malt 1.47 € / kg
5.73 € 		37 1.9 32.7%
3.90 kg Weyermann - Pale Wheat3.9 kg Pale Wheat 2.05 € / kg
8.00 € 		36 2 32.7%
3.90 kg Weyermann - Barke Vienna3.9 kg Barke Vienna 2.54 € / kg
9.91 € 		36 3.4 32.7%
0.23 kg Weyermann - Carafa II0.23 kg Carafa II 31.5 415 1.9%
11.93 kg / 23.63 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
46 g Tettnanger46 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 60 min 9.07 36.2%
46 g Perle46 g Perle Hops Pellet 6.9 Boil 60 min 16.47 36.2%
35 g Tettnanger35 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 20 min 4.18 27.6%
127 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.40 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.70 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.20 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc 0.23 € / each
0.23 € 		Fining Boil 10 min.
0.23 €
 
Yeast
Fermentum Mobile - FM42 Old Rhine
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
6.99 € / each
6.99 €
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
14 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 620 B cells required
6.99 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.59 bar       Temp: 1.5 °C       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Düsseldorf (Altbier)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 5 15 90 70 223
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
44 L Strike 58 °C 54 °C 10 min
Temperature 63 °C 63 °C 30 min
Temperature 73 °C 73 °C 20 min
32 L Sparge 78 °C 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 57.34 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 11.94 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 52.01 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.53 L and adding 6.61 L sparge/top-off. 44.1
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 44.1
Mash volume with grains 52
Grain absorption losses -11.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 26 L) 30
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 57.3 L) 61.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 51 L) 55.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 55.5 L) 51
Total: 74.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Memories - Westphalian Altbier" Altbier beer recipe by White OWL Brewing. All Grain, ABV 5.01%, IBU 33.86, SRM 11.76, Fermentables: ( Pilsner Malt, Pale Wheat, Barke Vienna, Carafa II) Hops: (Tettnanger, Perle) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Phosphoric acid, Whirlfloc)
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