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Alternator Altbier

174 calories 17.2 g 355 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 60 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 65 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Willis Gilles
Calories: 174 calories (Per 355ml)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 355ml)
Created: Thursday January 19th 2017
1.053
1.012
5.4%
11.4
6.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg Canadian - Pale 2-Row4 kg Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 26.7%
4 kg American - Pilsner4 kg Pilsner 37 1.8 26.7%
3 kg American - Vienna3 kg Vienna 35 4 20%
2 kg American - Wheat2 kg Wheat 38 1.8 13.3%
1 kg Canadian - Munich Light1 kg Munich Light 34 10 6.7%
1 kg German - Melanoidin1 kg Melanoidin 37 25 6.7%
15 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
56 g Hallertau Mittelfruh56 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4 Boil 45 min 8.78 50%
42 g Tettnanger42 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.61 37.5%
14 g Tettnanger14 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool at 96 °C 0 min 1.05 12.5%
112 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
13 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
15 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 275 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
48 L Temperature -- 57 °C 15 min
48 L Infusion -- 66 °C 45 min
17 L Sparge -- 76 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 66.26 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 20.86 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 51.9 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 35.5 L and adding 6.5 L sparge/top-off. 42
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 42
Mash volume with grains 51.9
Grain absorption losses -15
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 40.2 L) 38.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 66.3 L) 65
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 60.1
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.1
Going into fermentor 60
Total: 80.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Alternator Altbier" Kölsch beer recipe by Willis Gilles. All Grain, ABV 5.35%, IBU 11.44, SRM 6.74, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Pilsner, Vienna, Wheat, Munich Light, Melanoidin) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Tettnanger) Other: (whirlfloc)
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