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Old Ahrens

Old Ahrens

Northern German Altbier • Extract • 5 gal

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Altbier

October 21, 2005 pm 01:22pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .5 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

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

  • .75 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • .06 lbs Belgian Black Roast

    Belgian Black Roast

    Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.

  • .06 lbs Belgian Chocolate Malt

    Belgian Chocolate Malt

    Adds a nutty flavor, Brown Ales

  • 1.5 lbs Dry Light; Muntons

    Dry Light; Muntons

    Used as the base for a wide variety of styles of beers, including lager, pale ales, bitters, and export bitters. Contains no colored malts.

  • 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 Czech Saaz - 2.2 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • 1 oz Czech Saaz - 2.2 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • 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.

Notes

Ferment cool, lager cold.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: A - Northern German Altbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.048 1.046 - 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 16.6 SRM 13 - 19
Alcohol: 4.8% ABV 4.5% - 5.2%
Bitterness: 27.4 IBU 25 - 40

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