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Altbier

159 calories 16.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: North German Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 62 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 65 gallons
Post Boil Size: 62 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 25th 2025
12.0 °P
3.1 °P
4.8%
0.0
17.3
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
75 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner75 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 63.6%
25 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I25 lb Munich Type I 38 6 21.2%
15 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 215 lb Caramunich Type 2 34 45 12.7%
3 lb Weyermann - Carafa II3 lb Carafa II 31.5 415 2.5%
118 lbs / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Production Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 63.5 gal (254 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 51.5 gal (206 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 53.69 gal (214.76 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 2.56 gal (10.24 qt) and adding 41.69 gal (166.76 qt) sparge/top-off. 44.25 177  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 44.25 177  
Mash volume with grains 53.69 214.8  
Grain absorption losses -14.75 -59  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 34.25 g | 137 qt) 35.75 143  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 63.5 g | 254 qt) 65 260  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 62 248  
Going into fermentor 62 248  
Total: 80 320
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Altbier" North German Altbier beer recipe by Jon/Austin. All Grain, ABV 4.75%, IBU 0, SRM 17.33, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Munich Type I, Caramunich Type 2, Carafa II)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-02-25 20:32 UTC