Mean Brews
Altbier
5.3% / 13.1 °P
Provided by
All Grain
70% efficiency
Batch Volume: 5.5 gal (Kettle)
Fermenter Volume: 5.02 gal
Boil Time: 75 min
Mash Water: 3.92 gal
Sparge Water: 4.19 gal / 7.8 gal HLT water
Total Water: 11.72 gal
Boil Volume: 7.38 gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.039
Original Gravity: 1.053
Final Gravity: 1.013
IBU (Rager): 40
BU/GU: 0.76
Color: 13.5 SRM
Temperature — 150 °F — 80 min
7 lb 2.6 oz (66.9%) — Ireks Pilsner Malt — Grain — 1.9 °L
1 lb 12.6 oz (16.7%) — Weyermann Munich I — Grain — 6.2 °L
10.2 oz (6%) — Dingemans Aromatic Malt — Grain — 14.6 °L
9.5 oz (5.6%) — Weyermann Munich II — Grain — 6.8 °L
6.7 oz (3.9%) — Weyermann Caramunich III — Grain — 53 °L
1.8 oz (1%) — Weyermann Carafa Special III — Grain — 525.2 °L
0.46 oz (29 IBU) — Hallertau Magnum 14% — Boil — 75 min
0.88 oz (6 IBU) — Tettnang 4.5% — Boil — 20 min
1.27 oz (5 IBU) — Tettnang 4.5% — Boil — 10 min
1.14 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash
0.47 g — Canning Salt (NaCl) — Mash
0.4 g — Chalk (CaCO3) — Mash
0.6 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Mash
1.14 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash
2.3 ml — Lactic Acid 80% — Mash
2.27 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Sparge
0.94 g — Canning Salt (NaCl) — Sparge
1.19 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Sparge
2.27 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Sparge
0.65 ml — Lactic Acid 80% — Sparge
1 pkg — Omega OYL-001 Alt 75%
Primary — 62 °F — 5 days
Primary — 65 °F — 14 days
Carbonation: 2.5 CO2-vol
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Official Meanbrews Altbier Recipe from the Youtube channel Highest Score: 45 Pedigree Gold: 2021 SABSOSA , Brewed by Nicholas Hauschild, 1st out of 16 entries (http://web.archive.org/web/20210829143040/https://enter.sabsosa.com.au/) Silver: 2021 Bluegrass Cup, Brewed by Michael Rensing, 2nd out of 9 entries (http://web.archive.org/web/20210918233809/https://bluegrasscup.brewcomp.com/) Bronze: 2022 Arkansas State Fair, Brewed by Joe D'Auria, 3rd out of 5 entries(https://web.archive.org/web/20221019172108/https://arstatefair.brewcomp.com/)