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Aces Low

175 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday February 13th 2023
1.053
1.014
5.0%
31.1
11.9
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.50 lb Great Western - Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L)10.5 lb Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L) 35 1.6 52.5%
4.25 lb Belgian - CaraVienne4.25 lb CaraVienne 34 20 21.3%
4.25 lb Munich4.25 lb Munich 37 6 21.3%
1 lb Weyermann - CaraWheat1 lb CaraWheat 31 45 5%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - MT Hood2 oz MT Hood Hops Leaf/Whole 6 Boil 60 min 22.21 33.3%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - MT Hood1 oz MT Hood Hops Leaf/Whole 6 Boil 20 min 6.72 16.7%
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - MT Hood1 oz MT Hood Hops Leaf/Whole 6 Boil 5 min 2.21 16.7%
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - MT Hood2 oz MT Hood Hops Leaf/Whole 6 Dry Hop 7 days 33.3%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - G02 Kaiser
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 174 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.35 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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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.4 gal (49.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.4 gal (1.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.75 35  
Mash volume with grains 10.35 41.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume 6.4 25.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 12.4 49.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 15.15 60.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Aces Low" Altbier beer recipe by holdincoughfield420. All Grain, ABV 5.03%, IBU 31.14, SRM 11.85, Fermentables: (Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L), CaraVienne, Munich, CaraWheat) Hops: (MT Hood) Other: (Gypsum, Baking Soda, Chalk)
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  • Last Updated: 2024-03-07 21:20 UTC