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Altbier #157

Name: Altbier #157
Prep time: 80 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 6.5 lb Domestic 2-Row; 2 lb Munich - Light 10L; 1 lb Caramunich Type 2; 0.5 lb Melanoidin; 4 oz Chocolate; 8 oz DME Pale Ale; 1 oz Mount Hood Hops; 1 oz Hersbrucker Hops; 0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 80%
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday March 9th 2023

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by Herr Braumeister

OG: 1.051 FG: 1.012 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 40

My best altbier

by BilltheBrewer

OG: 1.045 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.5% IBU: 37

Alt ist Neue

OG: 1.057 FG: 1.018 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 37

Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

34.0

SRM (morey):

16.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
6.50 lb	Great Western - Domestic 2-Row6.5 lb Domestic 2-Row	37	2	60.5%
2 lb	Munich - Light 10L2 lb Munich - Light 10L	33	10	18.6%
1 lb	Weyermann - Caramunich Type 21 lb Caramunich Type 2	34	45	9.3%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin	34.5	27	4.7%
4 oz	Briess - Chocolate4 oz Chocolate	25	350	2.3%
8 oz	Briess - DME Pale Ale8 oz DME Pale Ale	45	6	4.7%
10.75 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops	Pellet	6.1	Boil at 200 °F	60 min	18.01	44.4%
1 oz	Hersbrucker1 oz Hersbrucker Hops	Pellet	4.3	Boil at 200 °F	60 min	12.7	44.4%
0.25 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil at 200 °F	60 min	3.32	11.1%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.8 gal	Strike	164 °F	148 °F	60 min
4 gal	Batch Sparge	175 °F	165 °F	20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use
2 tsp	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash
1 tbsp	Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer	Water Agt	Mash
4 each	Fermcap	Water Agt	Boil
0.50 each	Whirlfloc	Water Agt	Boil

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 193 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 23.72 psi Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.25 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2023-03-11 05:38 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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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Mount Hood (Pellet)	18.01	44.4%
1 oz	Hersbrucker (Pellet)	12.7	44.4%
0.25 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	3.32	11.1%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00