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Altbier

168 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday April 12th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner6 lb Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 55.8%
3 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)3 lb Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 27.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Magnum0.75 oz German Magnum Hops Pellet 11 Boil 40 min 28.3 37.5%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 5 min 1.79 50%
0.25 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Magnum0.25 oz German Magnum Hops Pellet 11 Boil 5 min 2.14 12.5%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
4.7 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.7 18.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.56 22.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.34 g | 17.4 qt) 4.64 18.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.45 g | 29.8 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.34 37.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

pre-boil gravity was 1039.

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