ALT-er Ego Brew Session

Brew Session Info

9/13/2016
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Split into two fermenters, about 0.9 gal each. Added 0.15 oz Spalt hop tea to one and will dry hop the other with like amount after primary is complete. At bottling time, the hop tea and the dry hop seemed to have equivalent hop aroma and flavor.

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

4.05 lb kg
75 °FC
155 °FC
8 qt/lbl/kg
60 min.
2.5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
°FC
0.25 gals liters
0.5 gals liters
1 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

4.85 gals liters
8.42 gals liters
8.35 gals liters
156.94 °FC
156.94 °FC
7.74 gals liters
-3.50 gals liters
4.20 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
158 °FC
155 °FC
60 minutes

Boil

1.035 1.036 (estimated)
3.5 gallons liters 4.20 (gallonsliters estimated)
60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
2.4 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 3.50 gallonsliters at 1.035 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.045.

You wanted an OG of 1.047. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

1.8 gallons liters 2.50 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.047 (1.047 predicted)
1.016 (1.014 predicted)

Conditioning

9/24/2016
10
Sucrose
1.2 oz g

Tasting Notes (1)

BeeBrew

Tasted on 10/26/2016 by BeeBrew

Notes:

Perfect Altbier. Malty, roast, noble hop earthy herbal. Really really good!

Comments

  • BeeBrew

    Nice hop aroma from both dry hop and hop tea gravity samples.

    8 years ago

Recipe Facts

ALT-er Ego
Altbier
  • 2.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 3.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.047 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 37.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.79 BG:GU
  • 12.1° SRM Color
  • 80% Efficiency
  • 4.3% ABV Alcohol
  • 158 per 12oz Calories
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