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DesroFour Altbier

151 calories 16.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19.5 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21 liters
Post Boil Size: 19.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: J Normand
Calories: 151 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday January 14th 2025
1.049
1.013
4.8%
32.7
14.3
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.25 kg Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen2.25 kg BEST Pilsen 37 1.9 55.6%
1.30 kg Munich Malt1.3 kg Munich Malt 36.8 7.87 32.1%
0.23 kg German - CaraMunich III0.225 kg CaraMunich III 34 57 5.6%
0.20 kg Briess - Aromatic Munich Malt 20L0.2 kg Aromatic Munich Malt 20L 35.4 20 4.9%
75 g German - Carafa II75 g Carafa II 32 425 1.9%
4.05 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Bobek25 g Bobek Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 60 min 14.17 33.3%
25 g Tradition25 g Tradition Hops Pellet 6.6 Boil 30 min 17.11 33.3%
25 g Spalt25 g Spalt Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.44 33.3%
75 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - safale K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
13 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: -0.83 bar       Temp: 3 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 g/l
 
Target Water Profile
Montréal Tap
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
1 tsp Gypsum (5 grams)
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 L Vevor Strike 50 °C 50 °C 15 min
Vevor Strike 64 °C 64 °C 30 min
Vevor 68 °C 68 °C 30 min
0.5 L Vevor Batch Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 6.1 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 6.1 L/kg 24.7
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 27.3 L) 27.4
Grain absorption losses -4.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.7 L) 1.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.5 L) 21
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 19.5
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
Top off amount 0.1
Going into fermentor 19.5
Total: 26  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Vevor 1st brew:
15" protein rest @ 50c (with 1 tsp gypsum)
30" @ 64c
30" @ 68c (with finings = 1/2 tablet the last 10")
10" @ 76c

pitched @ 16c
fermented 7 days @ 12-13c (very lively)
fermenting @18c (once ferment became quiet)
very small activity, reading 1.016
Racked to secondary 7th day primary.
14th day, virtually done. 1.013 added 1.5 litre boiled and cooled water
Kegged after 28 days, 3 days were chilled to 8celcius. Kegg chilled after carbonisation (30lbs for 4 minute roll) and chilled to 3celcius for a couple days, with CO2 rehooked for a day at 20 psi.... nice!

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