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Altbier

163 calories 18.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 17.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 17.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: MaSH
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 26th 2019
1.049
1.015
4.4%
43.6
12.4
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb German - Pilsner17 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 59.6%
10 lb German - Munich Light10 lb Munich Light 37 6 35.1%
10 oz German - Carafa I10 oz Carafa I 32 340 2.2%
7 oz German - CaraMunich III7 oz CaraMunich III 34 57 1.5%
7 oz German - CaraAroma7 oz CaraAroma 34 130 1.5%
456 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)1.5 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 19.5 Boil 60 min 32.13 75%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)0.5 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 19.5 Boil 90 min 11.46 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dusseldorf Alt Yeast WLP036
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
68.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 402 B cells required
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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
15 gal Temperature -- 130 °F 30 min
15 gal Temperature -- 142 °F 30 min
4 gal Decoction -- 212 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.11 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 20.58 gal (82.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 8.58 gal (34.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.31 gal (69.26 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.72 gal (38.88 qt) and adding 5.31 gal (21.26 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.03 60.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.11 qt/lb 15.03 60.1  
Mash volume with grains 17.31 69.3  
Grain absorption losses -3.56 -14.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.35 g | 37.4 qt) 6.28 25.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 20.58 g | 82.3 qt) 17.5 70  
Boil off losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 17.5 70  
Going into fermentor 17.5 70  
Total: 21.31 85.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Altbier" Altbier beer recipe by MaSH. All Grain, ABV 4.38%, IBU 43.59, SRM 12.36, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Munich Light, Carafa I, CaraMunich III, CaraAroma) Hops: (Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)) Other: (Phosphoric acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-01-27 02:27 UTC