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Bell James Altbeir

355 calories 35.7 g 750 ml
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Beer Stats
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
1.051
1.012
5.1%
30.8
11.8
5.4
64.88
 
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
 
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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 54.35 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 8.95 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 29.3
Mash volume with grains 36.3
Grain absorption losses -10.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 36.6 L) 41.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 54.4 L) 59.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.7
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 48 L) 51.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 51.3 L) 48
Total: 71.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bell James Altbeir" Altbier beer recipe by NattyJ. All Grain, ABV 5.06%, IBU 30.79, SRM 11.82, Fermentables: ( Pale Malt, Munich Malt, Carafa II, Amber Malt, Munich Type II (Dark), Caramunich Type 2) Hops: (Hallertauer Mittlfruh) Other: (Chalk, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Baking Soda, Lactic acid, Yeast Nutrient, Whirfloc Granules)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-10-03 16:28 UTC