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Leftover #1 (Strong Altbier) 2017

167 calories 14.1 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: J Andre
Calories: 167 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday August 15th 2017
1.055
1.009
6.0%
39.8
14.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
635 g German - Pale Ale635 g Pale Ale 39 2.3 12.9%
907 g United Kingdom - Pilsen907 g Pilsen 36 1.8 18.4%
861 g German - Wheat Malt861 g Wheat Malt 37 2 17.5%
816 g German - CaraMunich III816 g CaraMunich III 34 57 16.6%
816 g German - Carapils816 g Carapils 35 1.3 16.6%
317 g German - Melanoidin317 g Melanoidin 37 25 6.4%
567 g American - Munich - Light 10L567 g Munich - Light 10L 33 10 11.5%
4,919 g / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Saaz (Bittering)2.5 oz Saaz (Bittering) Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 33.2 71.4%
1 oz Saaz (Aroma)1 oz Saaz (Aroma) Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 6.59 28.6%
3.50 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
22 °C
Pitch Rate:
-
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Priming
Method: Bottle      
 
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
Single Infusion Infusion -- 65.5 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 L/kg 6.1
Mash volume with grains 9.4
Grain absorption losses -4.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 28.7 L) 24.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29 L) 25
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 20
Going into fermentor 20
Total: 30.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Leftover grains from previous recipes. Too much diastatic power of the grain, possibly caused by excessive base malts and the use of wheat malt (commonly uses as the main base malt in wheat beers) leads to increased OG and ABV (drier finish). Maybe compensate with higher mash temps (less fermentable wort), though not advisable.

Closest style maybe Altbier, both in color and IBU. Altbiers usually discard late hop additions for aroma, but a german noble hope like Saaz fits wel is not uncommon, if in low quantitiesl. On brew day, maybe an additional 0.5 oz on the bittering hops. BJCP style guidelines place bitterness from 35 to 50 IBU.

Common for Altbiers to adopt 75-90 min boils. Mash usually at lower end temps (64.4-65.5) for "more fermentable sugars and that crisper mouthfeel". Consider mashing at slightly higher temps for smaller attenuation and higher FG, although BJCP advises to "mash low at 144º - 148º F for a higher degree of fermentabilty and greater attenuation if doing a single-infusion mash"

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