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Altbier

163 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 400 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 400 liters
Post Boil Size: 400 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday September 28th 2021
1.050
1.009
5.3%
28.1
16.8
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
47.04 kg American - Pilsner47.04 kg Pilsner 37 1.8 58.1%
4 kg Weyermann - Carafoam4 kg Carafoam 34.5 2.2 4.6%
8.82 kg Belgian - Biscuit8.82 kg Biscuit 35 23 10.3%
15.86 kg Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)15.86 kg Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 19.6%
5.36 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 120L5.36 kg Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.9%
1.54 kg American - Chocolate1.54 kg Chocolate - (late mash tun addition) 29 350 1.5%
82.62 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
200 g Magnum200 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 19.19 50%
100 g Green Bullet100 g Green Bullet Hops Pellet 11 Boil 30 min 5.41 25%
100 g Green Bullet100 g Green Bullet Hops Pellet 11 Boil 15 min 3.49 25%
400 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 8671 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Richmond, VA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 407.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 362.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 178.46 L 123.9
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 L/kg 123.9
Mash volume with grains 178.5
Grain absorption losses -82.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 367.3 L) 359.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 407.7 L) 400
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2
Post boil Volume 400
Going into fermentor 400
Total: 483.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Altbier" Altbier beer recipe by Nickwalkerbrews. All Grain, ABV 5.32%, IBU 28.09, SRM 16.81, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Carafoam, Biscuit, Munich Type II (Dark), Caramel / Crystal 120L, Chocolate) Hops: (Magnum, Green Bullet)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-09-28 14:05 UTC