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Dusseldorf Altbier

174 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Source: BCS
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 19th 2019
1.053
1.012
5.4%
44.1
13.2
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.65 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner6.65 lb Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 68.2%
1.70 lb German - Dark Munich1.7 lb Dark Munich 36 10 17.4%
0.80 lb Belgian - Aromatic0.8 lb Aromatic 33 38 8.2%
0.45 lb German - CaraMunich II0.45 lb CaraMunich II 34 46 4.6%
2.40 oz German - Carafa I2.4 oz Carafa I 32 340 1.5%
9.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.70 oz Bravo0.7 oz Bravo Hops Pellet 14.9 Boil 60 min 38.29 41.2%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 15 min 5.83 58.8%
1.70 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - German Ale 1007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 205 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
City of Chicago (North) - Q2 2018
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
96.4 12 9 65.8 104.3 70.4
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.21 gal Single infusion recirculating mash Infusion -- 149 °F 60 min
3.32 gal Fly sparge Fly Sparge -- 175 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.35 qt/lb 3.29 13.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.07 16.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.24 g | 21 qt) 4.93 19.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.3 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.22 32.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes
  • Brewed on 1/26/19
  • Took mash water and sparge water volumes from the Grainfather brew session tool
  • Expecting mash efficiency of 87% which implies a pre boil gravity of 1.046
  • Mash temp settled right it at ~149F
  • Hit 11.6 plato pre boil gravity which converts to 1.047 vs. 1.046 target so 88% mash efficiency vs. 87% expected
  • Expecting to boil down to ~6 (5.95) gallons so boil-off tool estimates 1.052 OG. Actual original gravity reading was 13.0 plato which converts to 1.053 vs 1.052 expected.
  • After boil had ~6.0 gallons (expected ~6.0) in the kettle and ~5.5 gallons made it into the fermenter
  • Pitched the yeast starter and set fermentation chamber at 60F, aggressive fermentation with significant blow off which settled by day 4, bumped to 64-65F on day 14,15,16 then started crashing on day 17 by a handful of degrees per day down to 34F (held here for a few days)
  • Packaged on 2/17/19, FG was 1.013 (at 49F) which converts to 1.012 so 75% attenuation vs 75% avg. and 78% expected
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  • Last Updated: 2019-03-10 19:36 UTC