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Düsseldorf Altbier • Partial Mash • 5 gal

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Partial mash altbier with rye

October 10, 2003 am 10:00am

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Partial Mash5 gal)

  • 2 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

    Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles

  • 1/2 lbs Rye Malt

    Rye Malt

    Often used in German Ales and specialty beers

  • 3/16 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • 1 3/4 lbs Maris Otter Pale

    Maris Otter Pale

    An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.

  • 5/16 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • 3 5/8 lbs Dry Extra Light; Muntons

    Dry Extra Light; Muntons

    Contains no colored malts or unmalted products; the light color of this product is achieved by using low processing temperatures and low-colored raw materials.

  • 1.8 oz Northern Brewer - 6.7 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Northern Brewer

    Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.

  • 0.50 oz Hallertau - 3.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • 0.50 oz Saaz - 3.5 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • Wyeast 1007 German Ale™

    Wyeast 1007 German Ale™

    Ferments dry and crisp, leaving a complex but mild flavor. Produces an extremely rocky head and ferments well down to 55F.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: C - Düsseldorf Altbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.055 1.046 - 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.017 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 14.9 SRM 11 - 17
Alcohol: 5.0% ABV 4.5% - 5.2%
Bitterness: 50.5 IBU 35 - 50

Discussion

Theodore

Good flavor, but never cleared up.

2006-10-10 7:48am

Brewed in cold basement in winter. Nice clean flavor, but very cloudy.

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