
Doctor Doofenshmirtz Altbier
Düsseldorf Altbier • Extract • 5.5 gal
This brew is darker than expected. It goes down easy and has a slight hoppy taste at the finish.
November 8, 2013 pm 08:03pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5.5 gal)
- 0.33 lbs
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.
- 0.66 lbs
German Vienna
German Vienna
Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
- 0.5 lbs
German Light Munich
German Light Munich
For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.
- 0.25 lbs
Weyermann Carafa® I; Weyermann
Weyermann Carafa® I; Weyermann
Gives deep aroma and color to dark beers, bocks, stout, alt and schwarzbier.
- .33 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 3.3 lbs
CBW® Munich Liquid (Malt Extract); Briess
CBW® Munich Liquid (Malt Extract); Briess
CBW® Munich (liquid malt extract) is 100% pure malted barley extract made from 100% malt and water. This specialty malt extract is made using a traditional multiple step mashing process to achieve higher levels of fermentability. It is made from 50% Munich Malt and 50% Base Malt to produce a very rich, malty, amber colored extract. CBW® Munich can be used in the production of all extract beer styles and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers. Use alone for styles such as Oktoberfest, Marzen or Bock beers. Use with a blend of extracts or grains to add rich malty character and reddish hues to any beer style.
- 2.25 lbs
CBW® Golden Light Powder (Dry Malt Extract); Briess
CBW® Golden Light Powder (Dry Malt Extract); Briess
Malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • CBW® Golden Light (Powder) is a dry, 100% pure malted barley extract made from 100% Briess malts and water. • CBW® Golden Light can be used in the production of all extract beer styles and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers. • Advantages of using extract in a brewhouse include: o Save time. o Increase capacity/boost productivity. o Extends the brew size by adding malt solids to the wort. o Boost gravity. o Adjust color. o Improve body and head retention. • Briess Malt & Ingredients Company is the only vertically integrated malting company in North America. That means we make our pure malt extracts from our own malt so you are assured of receiving only the fullest flavored, freshest, pure malt extracts for top brewhouse performance. • All styles of extract beer, and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers.
- 1 oz
Perle - 8.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
- 1 oz
Saaz - 3.1 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 0.5 oz
Spalt Spalter - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Spalt Spalter
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- .5 oz
Spalt Spalter - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Spalt Spalter
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1 ea
Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - (omitted from calculations)
Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss)
Enhanced Irish Moss in convenient tablet form
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Wyeast 2565 Kolsch
Wyeast 2565 Kolsch
A hybrid of ale and lager characteristics. This strain develops excellent maltiness with subdued fruitiness, and a crisp finish. Ferments well at moderate temperatures.
Notes
Steep grains at 140 degrees for 20 minutes. Steep for an additional 20 minutes at 153 degrees. Raise temprature to 158 degrees for 20 minutes. Spare with water at 170 degrees. Add DME at beginning of boil. Add LME at 15 minutes. Pitched yeast at 68 Degrees. OG 1.049. FG 1.014. 4.6% ABV. Fermenting at 62 degrees in the freezer. Placed in secondary at 38 Degrees for five weeks.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: C - Düsseldorf Altbier
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.048 | 1.046 - 1.054 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.015 | ![]() |
Color: | 16.3 SRM | 11 - 17 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 4.7% ABV | 4.5% - 5.2% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 39.0 IBU | 35 - 50 | ![]() |