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German Altbier

160 calories 13.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: byo old world alt, sly fox recipe
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 11th 2017
1.049
1.008
5.3%
36.3
17.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb American - Pale 2-Row14 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 70%
4 lb German - Munich Light4 lb Munich Light 37 6 20%
1.50 lb German - CaraMunich II1.5 lb CaraMunich II 34 46 7.5%
0.50 lb German - Carafa III0.5 lb Carafa III 32 535 2.5%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 14.4 30.8%
4.50 oz Saaz4.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.3 Boil 30 min 21.92 69.2%
6.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 379 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.74 gal (50.98 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.74 gal (2.98 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains 9.1 36.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.99 g | 32 qt) 9.25 37  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.74 g | 51 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.24 -1  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.75 67
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"German Altbier" Altbier beer recipe by byo old world alt, sly fox recipe. All Grain, ABV 5.31%, IBU 36.32, SRM 17.12, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Munich Light, CaraMunich II, Carafa III) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Saaz)
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