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Dusseldorf Altbier

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

Original Gravity:

1.053

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

44.1

SRM (morey):

13.2

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	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	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

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.70 oz	Bravo (Pellet) 0.6999999983988 oz Bravo (Pellet) Hops	38.29	41.2%
1 oz	Tettnanger (Pellet)	5.83	58.8%
1.70 oz / $ 0.00

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

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	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

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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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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