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Alt Beer

188 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: North German Altbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 27th 2015
1.057
1.014
5.7%
34.3
16.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb German - Pilsner9.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 84.9%
1 lb German - Munich Dark1 lb Munich Dark 37 15.5 8.9%
0.25 lb German - Carafa II0.25 lb Carafa II 32 425 2.2%
0.25 lb German - CaraMunich I0.25 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 2.2%
3 oz United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate3 oz Pale Chocolate 33 207 1.7%
11.19 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Magnum20 g Magnum Hops Pellet 12.9 Boil 60 min 34.26 100%
20 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - German Ale 1007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.8 qt Strike water at 164.3 Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
16 qt Water at boiling Infusion -- 175 °F 10 min
5 qt Sparge -- 175 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.2 16.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.09 20.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.4 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.23 g | 20.9 qt) 5.25 21  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.78 g | 31.1 qt) 7.8 31.2  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.45 37.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Alt Beer" North German Altbier beer recipe by ScottN. All Grain, ABV 5.65%, IBU 34.26, SRM 16.67, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich Dark, Carafa II, CaraMunich I, Pale Chocolate) Hops: (Magnum) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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