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DBF - Westphalian Altbier

222 calories 22 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 45 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 56.71 liters
Post Boil Size: 50.01 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 222 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 22 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday May 21st 2024
1.048
1.011
5.0%
34.1
12.0
5.4
24.74
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.80 kg Viking - Pilsner Malt3.8 kg Pilsner Malt 2.20 € / kg
8.35 € 		37 1.9 33.3%
3.70 kg Weyermann - Pale Wheat3.7 kg Pale Wheat 36 2 32.5%
3.70 kg Weyermann - Barke Vienna3.7 kg Barke Vienna 2.54 € / kg
9.40 € 		36 3.4 32.5%
0.20 kg German - Carafa II0.2 kg Carafa II 32 425 1.8%
11.40 kg / 17.75 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Tettnanger40 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 60 min 9.07 28.6%
40 g Perle40 g Perle Hops Pellet 6.9 Boil 60 min 16.47 28.6%
30 g Tettnanger30 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 20 min 4.12 21.4%
30 g Perle30 g Perle Hops Pellet 6.9 Boil 10 min 4.48 21.4%
140 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8.50 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.50 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
2 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentum Mobile - FM42 Old Rhine
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
6.99 € / each
6.99 €
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
14 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 536 B cells required
6.99 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.59 bar       Temp: 1.5 °C       CO2 Level: 2.4 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
48 L Strike 58 °C 54 °C 60 min
Temperature 63 °C 63 °C 50 min
Temperature 73 °C 73 °C 20 min
24 L Sparge 78 °C 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 51.4 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 6 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 49.7 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 37.88 L and adding 4.3 L sparge/top-off. 42.2
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 42.2
Mash volume with grains 49.7
Grain absorption losses -11.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 21.5 L) 26.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.4 L) 56.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.7
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 45 L) 50
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 50 L) 45
Total: 69  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"DBF - Westphalian Altbier" Altbier beer recipe by White OWL Brewing. All Grain, ABV 4.96%, IBU 34.14, SRM 11.97, Fermentables: ( Pilsner Malt, Pale Wheat, Barke Vienna, Carafa II) Hops: (Tettnanger, Perle) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Phosphoric acid, Whirlfloc)
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