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Brent's Alt

169 calories 19.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Me
Calories: 169 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 7th 2017
1.051
1.015
4.7%
47.6
16.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb German - Pale Ale24 lb Pale Ale 39 2.3 81.4%
3 lb German - Munich Light3 lb Munich Light 37 6 10.2%
1.50 lb Belgian - Cara 45L1.5 lb Cara 45L 34 42 5.1%
16 oz German - Chocolate Wheat16 oz Chocolate Wheat 31 413 3.4%
29.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Herkulese3 oz Herkulese Hops Leaf/Whole 11.3 Boil 60 min 36.45 33.3%
3 oz spalter select3 oz spalter select Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 9.54 33.3%
3 oz Tettnanger3 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.2 Aroma 5 min 1.56 33.3%
9 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dusseldorf Alt Yeast WLP036
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
68.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 986 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
51 14 10 52 114 16
Gypsum 5.2
Epsom Salt 6.8
Canning Salt .3
Calcium Chloride 4.6
13 gallons of mash water
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13 gal Temperature -- 152 °F 75 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 18.34 gal (73.35 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 6.34 gal (25.35 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 24.3 gal (97.19 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 9.64 gal (38.56 qt) and adding 12.3 gal (49.19 qt) sparge/top-off. 21.94 87.8  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 22.28 g | 89.1 qt) 21.94 87.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 24.64 g | 98.5 qt) 24.3 97.2  
Grain absorption losses -3.69 -14.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 18.34 g | 73.4 qt) 18 72  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.34 -1.4  
Post boil Volume 16.5 66  
Volume into fermentor 16.5 66  
Total: 21.94 87.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brent's Alt" Altbier beer recipe by Me. BIAB, ABV 4.71%, IBU 47.55, SRM 16.52, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Munich Light, Cara 45L, Chocolate Wheat) Hops: (Herkulese, spalter select, Tettnanger)
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