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Bell James Altbeir

Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 48 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 59.65 liters
Post Boil Size: 51.25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 355 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 35.7 g (Per 750ml)

Created: Saturday September 30th 2023

Original Gravity:

1.051

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

30.8

SRM (morey):

11.8

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

64.88

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 kg	Barrett Burston - Pale Malt8 kg Pale Malt	$ 3.25 / kg $ 26.00	37	2	75.1%
1 kg	Barrett Burston - Munich Malt1 kg Munich Malt	$ 4.00 / kg $ 4.00	35	7.7	9.4%
0.15 kg	Weyermann - Carafa II0.15 kg Carafa II	$ 6.11 / kg $ 0.92	31.5	415	1.4%
0.40 kg	Simpsons - Amber Malt0.4 kg Amber Malt	$ 3.50 / kg $ 1.40	31.8	20.8	3.8%
0.75 kg	Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)0.75 kg Munich Type II (Dark)	$ 3.28 / kg $ 2.46	37	10	7%
0.35 kg	Weyermann - Caramunich Type 20.35 kg Caramunich Type 2	$ 3.75 / kg $ 1.31	34	45	3.3%
10.65 kg / $ 36.09

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
100 g	Hallertauer Mittlfruh100 g Hallertauer Mittlfruh Hops	$ 0.11 / g $ 11.00	Pellet	4.8	Boil at 100 °C	60 min	25.02	76.9%
30 g	Hallertauer Mittlfruh30 g Hallertauer Mittlfruh Hops	$ 0.11 / g $ 3.30	Pellet	4.8	Boil	30 min	5.77	23.1%
130 g / $ 14.30

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
130 g	Hallertauer Mittlfruh (Pellet)	$ 0.11 / g $ 14.30	30.79	100%
130 g / $ 14.30

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
41.29 L	HERMES - Sacch Rest	Temperature	63 °C	63 °C	60 min
	Mashout	Temperature	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
34.01 L		Fly Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.75 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
14 g	Chalk		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
6 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
6 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Baking Soda		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
15.63 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10 g	Yeast Nutrient	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.50	Other	Boil	15 min.
2.50 g	Whirfloc Granules		Fining	Boil	15 min.
$ 0.50

Yeast

White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029

Amount:	4 Liters	Cost:	$ 3.50 / L $ 14.00
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	18 - 21 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	16 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 303 B cells required

$ 14.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.88 bar Temp: 5 °C CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Düsseldorf (Altbier)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
90	12	45	82	65	223
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Last Updated: 2023-10-03 16:28 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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