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BrewBlog: Altbier

Specifics

Style:

Dusseldorf Altbier — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Amber Hybrid Beer
Number:	07C

A well balanced, bitter yet malty, clean, smooth, well-attenuated copper-colored German ale.

Commercial Examples: Altstadt brewpubs: Zum Uerige, Im Füchschen, Schumacher, Zum Schlüssel; other examples: Diebels Alt, Schlösser Alt, Frankenheim Alt.

Brewer:

Dustin Zastera

Brew Date:

August 6, 2018

Yield:

5 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

8.2/16.2

Bitterness (Calc):

40.3 IBU (Tinseth)

Batch No:	151
OG:	1.043
Target OG:	1.046

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Mash at 149F

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

6.00 pounds

Rahr Pilsen Malt

Color (L):	1-2 °L
Info/Use:	Light color, malty flavor. For pilsners, lagers.

66.7% of grist

2.00 pounds

German Light Munich Malt

Color (L):	5-6 °L
Info/Use:	For a malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.

22.2% of grist

0.50 pounds

Belgian Aromatic Malt

Color (L):	20-26 °L
Info/Use:	Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

5.6% of grist

0.50 pounds

German CaraMunich Malt I

Color (L):	30-38 °L
Info/Use:	Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales. Results include increased fullness, heightened aroma and fuller flavor. Use 1 - 5% for light or pale beers.

5.6% of grist

9.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	5 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	0.78 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	6 gallons	5 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 0.8 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	9 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	1.9 gallons
Total Water Needed:	8.4 gallons	6 gallons (runoff) + 1.9 gallons (grain absorbtion) + .5 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	3 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	5.4 gallons	8.4 gallons (total water) – 3 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

0.80 ounces

Northern Brewer

Region:	United Kingdom, United States, Germany
AAU Range:	7 - 10%
Notes:	Fine, fragrant aroma, dry, clean bittering hop.
Typical Use:	Bittering, aroma, finishing.
Substitution:	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Example:	ESB, Bitter, Pale Ale, Porter, California Common; Old Peculier, Anchor Liberty, Anchor Steam

14% Leaf @ 90 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: First Wort

11.2 AAUs

0.80 ounces

Total Hop Weight

11.2 AAUs

Boil

Total Boil Time:	60 minutes

Total Boil Time:

60 minutes

Yeast

Name:	German Ale
Manufacturer:	Wyeast
Product ID:	1007
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	Low
Attenuation:	75%
Temperature Range:	55–66°F
Amount:	125 ml

Equipment Profile

Tall cooler

Batch Size:	5 gallons	Boil Volume:	7 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	9% per hour	Mash Tun Dead Space:	.4 gallons
Efficiency:	80%	Mash Tun Weight:	10 pounds
Hop Utilization:	100%	Mash Tun Volume:	7 gallons
Loss:	.5 gallons	Mash Tun Specific Heat:	.3 Cal/gram per °C
Notes:	Suitable for standard mashes that finish below 1.9 qt/lb with 12 pounds of grain. Preheat with 9F-gallons

Water Profile

Hastings, Minnesota

Calicum:	55 ppm
Bicarbonate:	196 ppm
Sulfate:	7.9 ppm
Chloride:	8.9 ppm
Sodium:	3 ppm
Magnesium:	24 ppm
PH:	7.4%
Notes:	Taken from: "Ground Water Quality in Cottage Grove, MN, June 2000" Prepared by GWMAP

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