
Rod's Altbier
Düsseldorf Altbier • Extract • 5 gal
Just racked to secondary...tastes very good so far.
December 21, 2002 pm 12:39pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .5 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- .1 lbs
British Black Patent
British Black Patent
Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.
- 4 lbs
Liquid Amber Extract
Liquid Amber Extract
Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
- 3 lbs
Dry Wheat; Muntons
Dry Wheat; Muntons
Made with a preponderance of wheat malt (55%) for the production of wheat or Weiss beers. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- 3 oz
Hallertau - 4.4 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
-
White Labs WLP036 Dusseldorf Alt
White Labs WLP036 Dusseldorf Alt
Traditional Alt yeast from Dusseldorf, Germany. Produces clean, slightly sweet alt beers. Does not accentuate hop flavor as WLP029 does.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: C - Düsseldorf Altbier
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.054 | 1.046 - 1.054 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.015 | ![]() |
Color: | 16.1 SRM | 11 - 17 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.4% ABV | 4.5% - 5.2% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 52.4 IBU | 35 - 50 | ![]() |