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Altbier

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Carl Allen
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday December 28th 2018
1.049
1.011
5.0%
39.5
14.5
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.13 lb German - Pilsner3.125 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 29.9%
4.63 lb German - Vienna4.625 lb Vienna 37 4 44.3%
1.75 lb German - Munich Light1.75 lb Munich Light 37 6 16.8%
0.50 lb German - Munich Dark0.5 lb Munich Dark 37 15.5 4.8%
4 oz German - Carafa I4 oz Carafa I 32 340 2.4%
3 oz German - CaraAroma3 oz CaraAroma 34 130 1.8%
10.44 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 14.67 11.1%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 10 min 18.44 44.4%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 6.38 44.4%
2.25 oz / 0.00
 
Target Water Profile
Düsseldorf (Altbier)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 12 45 82 65 223
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.91 15.7  
Mash volume with grains 4.75 19  
Grain absorption losses -1.3 -5.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.73 g | 18.9 qt) 5.14 20.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.05 36.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Altbier" Altbier beer recipe by Carl Allen. All Grain, ABV 5.01%, IBU 39.5, SRM 14.48, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Vienna, Munich Light, Munich Dark, Carafa I, CaraAroma) Hops: (Magnum, Chinook, Tettnanger)
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