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Vestfalia

231 calories 21.4 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 40 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 53 liters
Post Boil Size: 47 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 89%
Calories: 231 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 21.4 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Wednesday November 3rd 2021
1.050
1.010
5.3%
39.4
23.1
n/a
26.34
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
1.20 kg Bestmalz - BEST Heidelberg1.2 kg BEST Heidelberg 0.99 € / kg
1.19 € 		38 1.97 13.3%
3.80 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3.8 kg Maris Otter Pale 1.28 € / kg
4.86 € 		38 8.51 42.2%
2 kg Bestmalz - BEST Melanoidin Light2 kg BEST Melanoidin Light 2.09 € / kg
4.18 € 		34.5 50.54 22.2%
0.20 kg Thomas Fawcett - Pale Crystal Malt0.2 kg Pale Crystal Malt 2.20 € / kg
0.44 € 		34 59.88 2.2%
0.20 kg Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt0.2 kg Crystal Malt 2.20 € / kg
0.44 € 		33 161.29 2.2%
1.20 kg Castle Malting - Château Vienna1.2 kg Château Vienna 1.80 € / kg
2.16 € 		38 5.44 13.3%
0.40 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 55L0.4 kg Crystal 55L 2.60 € / kg
1.04 € 		34 145.27 4.4%
9 kg / 14.31 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
150 g 47 Hops - Saaz150 g Saaz Hops 0.03 € / g
5.16 € 		Pellet 3.8 First Wort 0 min 37.3 75%
50 g Artisan - Hersbrucker50 g Hersbrucker Hops 0.03 € / g
1.35 € 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 2.08 25%
200 g / 6.51 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.11 g Protafloc 0.09 € / g
0.19 € 		Fining Whirlpool 10 min.
2 g Yeast Nutrient 0.06 € / g
0.12 € 		Other Boil 5 min.
20 ml Five Star Chemicals - Star San 0.03 € / ml
0.52 € 		Other Bottling 0 min.
0.83 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
2.34 € / each
4.68 €
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 248 B cells required
4.68 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 282 g       Temp: 21 °C       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27 L Strike 73 °C 65 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 46.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1.3 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 27
Mash volume with grains 32.9
Grain absorption losses -9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 29.6 L) 35.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 46.7 L) 53
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 40 L) 47
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 47 L) 40
Total: 62.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Vestfalia" Altbier beer recipe by PU.RO.. All Grain, ABV 5.25%, IBU 39.38, SRM 23.09, Fermentables: (BEST Heidelberg, Maris Otter Pale, BEST Melanoidin Light, Pale Crystal Malt, Crystal Malt, Château Vienna, Crystal 55L) Hops: (Saaz, Hersbrucker) Other: (Protafloc, Yeast Nutrient, Star San)
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