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Doug's Altbier

155 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 8th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Dk10 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Dk 38 6.5 94.1%
2 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt2 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 1.2%
8 oz German - CaraMunich II8 oz CaraMunich II 34 46 4.7%
170 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.25 oz Tettnanger2.25 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 38 100%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
0.25 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
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
5.5 gal Strike 158 °F 150 °F 60 min
5.5 gal Batch Sparge 180 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 5.31 21.3  
Mash volume with grains 6.16 24.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.33 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.85 g | 15.4 qt) 5.27 21.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.58 g | 30.3 qt) 9 36  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 7.3 29.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 7.3 g | 29.2 qt) 6 24  
Total: 10.58 42.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Doug's Altbier" Altbier beer recipe by Doug Brews. All Grain, ABV 4.73%, IBU 38, SRM 13.99, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner Dk, Midnight Wheat Malt, CaraMunich II) Hops: (Tettnanger) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Baking Soda, Whirlfloc, Beer Nutrient, 5.2 pH Stabilizer)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-10-12 12:15 UTC