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Kurt's Mile HIgh Malt

Method: All Grain
Style: German Helles Exportbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: clone of Wynkoop beer, which was itself cloning a pre-prohibition recipe from Kurt Vonnegut's grandfather's brewery in Indianapolis
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday September 5th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.053

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.9%

IBU (tinseth):

22.6

SRM (morey):

5.3

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5.50 lb	Great Western - Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L)5.5 lb Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L)	35	1.6	50.6%
3 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I3 lb Munich Type I	38	6	27.6%
2 lb	Weyermann - Vienna Malt2 lb Vienna Malt	37	3.5	18.4%
0.38 lb	German - Acidulated Malt0.375 lb Acidulated Malt	27	3.4	3.4%
10.87 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.7	Boil	60 min	18.83	50%
1 oz	Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops	Leaf/Whole	5.7	Boil	5 min	3.75	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Liberty (Leaf/Whole)		22.58	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4 gal	@ 165	Strike	165 °F	152 °F	60 min
7 gal	@180	Batch Sparge	180 °F	175 °F	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.28 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	48 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
52	0	44	30	90	112
6g Gypsum 2g CaCl2 2g Baking Soda (mash only)
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Notes

11 oz crushed Sweet Maria's Columbia Inza Rio Paez coffee beans added to mash: cherry, cooked apple, winey plum, profusely sweet, tea-like aftertaste & tannic bittering

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Last Updated: 2022-03-15 21:30 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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