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Rotbier

172 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 27 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.84 gallons
Post Boil Size: 27 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Matt
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 30th 2023
1.052
1.014
4.9%
25.3
15.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Weyermann - CaraRed15 lb CaraRed 35 19.3 27.8%
10 lb Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt10 lb Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 18.5%
16 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt16 lb Vienna Malt 37 3.5 29.6%
3 lb Bestmalz - BEST Smoked3 lb BEST Smoked 35.4 2.5 5.6%
10 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 210 lb Caramunich Type 2 34 45 18.5%
54 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Perle3 oz Perle Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 60 min 13.73 33.3%
2 oz Perle2 oz Perle Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 50 min 8.7 22.2%
4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.8 Boil 10 min 2.9 44.4%
9 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Water Agt Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Whirfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 460 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
77 17 4 37 18 70
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 gal Beta Rest Strike 144 °F 144 °F 30 min
Alpha rest Temperature 144 °F 154 °F 30 min
mash out Temperature 154 °F 168 °F 2 min
17 gal Sparge Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 85 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 28.84 gal (115.35 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 16.84 gal (67.35 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 21.87 gal (87.48 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.68 gal (30.72 qt) and adding 9.87 gal (39.48 qt) sparge/top-off. 17.55 70.2  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 17.55 70.2  
Mash volume with grains 21.87 87.5  
Grain absorption losses -6.75 -27  
Remaining sparge water volume 18.29 73.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 28.84 115.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.34 -1.4  
Post boil Volume 27 108  
Going into fermentor 27 108  
Total: 35.84 143.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Wanted to use Tettnager and Taurus for the hop additions but could not find them. Used Perle and Hal Mittelfruh as replacements.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-10-21 17:14 UTC