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Alt

Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 220 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 240 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday April 8th 2026

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
275 lb	Proximity - Pilsner275 lb Pilsner	$ 0.65 / lb $ 178.75	37.3	1.8	72.2%
55 lb	Proximity - Light Munich55 lb Light Munich	$ 0.68 / lb $ 37.40	36.8	10	14.4%
35 lb	German - CaraMunich I35 lb CaraMunich I		34	39	9.2%
8 lb	German - Acidulated Malt8 lb Acidulated Malt		27	3.4	2.1%
8 lb	American - Dark Chocolate8 lb Dark Chocolate		29	420	2.1%
381 lbs / $ 216.15

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

275 lb

Proximity - Pilsner

$ 0.65 / lb
$ 178.75

37.3

1.8

72.2%

55 lb

Proximity - Light Munich

$ 0.68 / lb
$ 37.40

36.8

14.4%

35 lb

German - CaraMunich I

9.2%

8 lb

German - Acidulated Malt

3.4

2.1%

8 lb

American - Dark Chocolate

420

2.1%

381 lbs / $ 216.15

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
3 lb	Barth-Haas - Loral3 lb Loral Hops		Pellet	11	Boil	20 min	28.53	100%
3 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

3 lb

Barth-Haas - Loral

Pellet

Boil

20 min

28.53

100%

3 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3 lb	Barth-Haas - Loral (Pellet) 2.9999964322482 lb Loral (Pellet) Hops		28.53	100%
3 lbs / $ 0.00

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Water	Gallons	Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal \| 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 223.3 gal (893.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 211.3 gal (845.2 qt) sparge/top-off.
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 149.54 gal (598.17 qt)	119.06	476.3
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb	119.06	476.3
Mash volume with grains	149.54	598.2
Grain absorption losses	-47.63	-190.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 152.11 g \| 608.5 qt)	168.81	675.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 223.3 g \| 893.2 qt)	240	960
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-1.8	-7.2
Post boil Volume	220	880
Going into fermentor	220	880
Total:	287.88	1151.5
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 223.3 gal (893.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 211.3 gal (845.2 qt) sparge/top-off.

WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 149.54 gal (598.17 qt)

119.06

476.3

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb

119.06

476.3

Mash volume with grains

149.54

598.2

Grain absorption losses

-47.63

-190.5

Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 152.11 g | 608.5 qt)

168.81

675.3

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 223.3 g | 893.2 qt)

240

960

Boil off losses

-1.5

-6

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-1.8

-7.2

Post boil Volume

220

880

Going into fermentor

220

880

Total:

287.88

1151.5

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default