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Northern German Altbier

175 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: North German Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.097 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 18th 2015
1.053
1.013
5.2%
40.1
13.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.30 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen7.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Pilsen 35 2 73.1%
7.30 lbs / 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb Belgian - Munich2 lb Munich 38 6 20%
8 oz German - Melanoidin8 oz Melanoidin 37 25 5%
3 oz American - Black Malt3 oz Black Malt 28 500 1.9%
0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Nugget1 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 31.76 40%
1.50 oz Saaz1.5 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 30 min 8.32 60%
2.50 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 136 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.81 g | 27.2 qt) 2.72 10.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.81 g | 27.2 qt) 2.93 11.7  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.34 -1.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.62 2.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.72 10.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

steep grains @ 68 for 45 min
ferment ~ 66 degrees F,
lager for at least 1-2 weeks @7-10 C



SECOND BREW:

~1L mineralized H20, rest RO.
steep grains
Used WYeast 1007 (German Ale) - subbed for missing Kolsch yeast. 1300ml starter for 18 hours before pitching.

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