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Altbier

166 calories 16.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 45 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
No Chill: 5 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 166 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday June 29th 2017
1.054
1.013
5.4%
29.4
13.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 kg American - Pilsner8.5 kg Pilsner 37 1.8 72%
3 kg Belgian - Munich3 kg Munich 38 6 25.4%
0.30 kg Belgian - Chocolate0.3 kg Chocolate 30 340 2.5%
11.80 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 g Magnum8 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 7.28 7.4%
50 g Perle50 g Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 22 min 17.75 46.3%
50 g Saaz50 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 7 min 4.37 46.3%
108 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 600 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
OSE
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
71 46 55 27 82 113
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
50 L Infusion -- 63 °C 60 min
50 L Infusion -- 75 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 51.24 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 5.84 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 54.99 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.61 L and adding 9.59 L sparge/top-off. 47.2
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 47.2
Mash volume with grains 55
Grain absorption losses -11.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.7 L) 20.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.2 L) 55
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 45
Going into fermentor 45
Total: 67.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Altbier" Altbier beer recipe by alfius. All Grain, ABV 5.36%, IBU 29.41, SRM 13.61, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich, Chocolate) Hops: (Magnum, Perle, Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-08-27 00:47 UTC