Batch 1 of Cowboy Alt

Dates
Date Brewed: 14 Nov 2015 Date Racked: 14 Nov 2015
Date Packaged: 14 Nov 2015 Date Ready: 14 Nov 2015


Selected Style and BJCP Guidelines
7C-Amber Hybrid Beer-Dusseldorf Altbier

Minimum OG: 1.046 SG Maximum OG: 1.054 SG
Minimum FG: 1.010 SG Maximum FG: 1.015 SG
Minimum IBU: 35 IBU Maximum IBU: 50 IBU
Minimum Color: 11.0 SRM Maximum Color: 17.0 SRM


Recipe Overview
Target Wort Volume Before Boil: 8.00 US gals Actual Wort Volume Before Boil: 8.00 US gals
Target Wort Volume After Boil: 6.08 US gals Actual Wort Volume After Boil: 5.60 US gals
Target Volume Transferred: 5.28 US gals Actual Volume Transferred: 5.50 US gals
Target Volume At Pitching: 5.28 US gals Actual Volume At Pitching: 6.00 US gals
Target Volume Of Finished Beer: 5.00 US gals Actual Volume Of Finished Beer: 5.50 US gals
Target Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.038 SG Actual Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.038 SG
Target OG: 1.051 SG Actual OG: 1.055 SG
Target FG: 1.012 SG Actual FG: 1.013 SG
Target Apparent Attenuation:: 74.9 % Actual Apparent Attenuation: 75.3 %
Target ABV: 5.1 % Actual ABV: 5.6 %
Target ABW: 4.0 % Actual ABW: 4.4 %
Target IBU (using Tinseth): 44.4 IBU Actual IBU: 44.3 IBU
Target Color (using Morey): 15.7 SRM Actual Color: 14.8 SRM
Target Mash Efficiency: 80.0 % Actual Mash Efficiency: 79.5 %
Target Fermentation Temp: 60 degF Actual Fermentation Temp: 60 degF


Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
German Pilsner Malt 8lb 0oz 77.6 % 1.7 In Mash/Steeped
German Munich Malt 1lb 0oz 9.7 % 0.9 In Mash/Steeped
Belgian Aromatic Malt 8.00 oz 4.8 % 1.6 In Mash/Steeped
German CaraMunich III 8.00 oz 4.8 % 4.7 In Mash/Steeped
German Carafa II 5.00 oz 3.0 % 22.1 In Mash/Steeped


Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
US Magnum 15.5 % 0.85 oz 41.6 Loose Whole Hops 60 Min From End
German Tettnang 3.6 % 0.50 oz 2.8 Loose Whole Hops 15 Min From End
German Tettnang 3.6 % 0.50 oz 0.0 Loose Whole Hops At turn off


Other Ingredients
Ingredient Amount When


Yeast
Wyeast 1007-German Ale


Water Profile
Target Profile: No Water Profile Chosen
Mash pH: 5.2
pH Adjusted with: Unadjusted

Total Calcium (ppm): 0 Total Magnesium (ppm): 0
Total Sodium (ppm): 0 Total Sulfate (ppm): 0
Total Chloride(ppm): 0 Total Bicarbonate (ppm): 0


Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Full Mash
Schedule Name: Single Step Infusion (67C/152F)

Step Type Temperature Duration
Rest at 152 degF 60


Mash Notes
M: 4.1 gals; 2.1g gyp - 1.2g CC - 2.5ml acid (70%) 
S: 5.5 gals; 2.8g gyp - 1.7gCC - 2.5ml acid (70%) 
Actual ph: 5.3


Boil Notes


Fermentation Notes
1.4L starter (the .5 gallon marked as "water to dilute" here) 
Free ferment in basement ambient upper 50s 


Packaging Notes


Tasting Notes
A bit raisony to me...