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Altbier - Recipe Example

176 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 82 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 86 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 17th 2026
13.1 °P
3.9 °P
4.9%
36.3
12.7
5.8
164.39
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
110 lb Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen110 lb BEST Pilsen 0.90 / lb
99.00
37 1.9 74.7%
30 lb Bestmalz - BEST Munich30 lb BEST Munich 0.90 / lb
27.00
37 6.3 20.4%
5 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L5 lb Caramel Malt - 40L 0.98 / lb
4.90
35.4 40 3.4%
2.30 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt2.3 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 1.11 / lb
2.55
25 550 1.6%
147.30 lbs / 133.45
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh40 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops 9.90 / lb
24.75
Pellet 3.7 Boil 60 min 33.16 80%
10 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh10 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops 9.90 / lb
6.19
Pellet 3.4 Whirlpool at 212 °F 0 min 3.11 20%
50 oz / 30.94
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
85 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
50 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
BSI - Augustiner Lager
Amount:
300 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
52 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3040 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
65 gal Infusion -- 156 °F 75 min
44.3 gal Sparge -- 160 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 85 gal (340 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 73 gal (292 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 67.02 gal (268.09 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 0.22 gal (0.86 qt) and adding 55.02 gal (220.09 qt) sparge/top-off. 55.24 221  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 55.24 221  
Mash volume with grains 67.02 268.1  
Grain absorption losses -18.41 -73.7  
Remaining sparge water volume 49.43 197.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 85 g | 340 qt) 86 344  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.5 -6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 83 g | 332 qt) 82 328  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.38 -1.5  
Estimated amount in fermentor 81.63 326.5  
Total: 104.66 418.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mill midnight wheat on small mill
Target Strike Temp - 168F
Mash Volume: 65 Gallons
Mash Time: 60 Minutes
Vorlauf 5 minutes
Kettle volume pre-boil = 86 gallons
60 Minute Boil
5 Tabs Whirlfloc
Stir and check gravity at 30 minutes left, adjust gravity to hit target as need.
Add whirlpool hops, 5 minute whirlpool, 20 minute rest
62F Knockout temp, 64F Fermenter set temp
5g servo
12ml ALDC
2 TBSP Yeast Nutrient
12 minutes at 0.5L/min oxygen
Pitch 10L 1007 Starter

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  • Last Updated: 2026-08-20 00:26 UTC