The ALTternative Ale
Düsseldorf Altbier • All Grain • 6 gal
This beer is a fairly classic example of the style. The half pound of cara wheat gives it a touch of ester that is hard to pin-point if you don't know its there.
May 4, 2006 am 11:42am
Ingredients (All Grain, 6 gal)
- 4.00 lbs
German 2-row Pils
German 2-row Pils
- 5.00 lbs
German Light Munich
German Light Munich
For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.
- 0.50 lbs
Weyermann CaraAroma®; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraAroma®; Weyermann
Amber Ale, Dunkel Lager, Dark Ale, Stout, Porter, Bock Beer
- 1.00 lbs
Weyermann CaraFoam®; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraFoam®; Weyermann
Pilsner, Lagerbier, alcohol-reduced Beer, Light Beer, Bock Beer
- 0.50 lbs
Caramel Wheat Malt
Caramel Wheat Malt
For dark ales, hefeweizen, dunkelweizen, wheat bocks and double bocks.
- 1.50 oz
Hallertau - 3.9 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.
- 0.50 oz
Spalt Spalter - 4.7 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Spalt Spalter
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1.00 oz
Spalt Spalter - 4.7 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Spalt Spalter
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 0.50 oz
Spalt Spalter - 4.7 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Spalt Spalter
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 0.50 oz
Spalt Spalter - 4.7 AA% pellets; boiled 3 min
Spalt Spalter
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
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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: | 1.050 | 1.046 - 1.054 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.015 | |
| Color: | 14.7 SRM | 11 - 17 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.9% ABV | 4.5% - 5.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 42.0 IBU | 35 - 50 |
