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Düsseldorf Altbier • All Grain • 6 gal

Iron Mike's Brewery

September 15, 2001 pm 12:51pm

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Ingredients (All Grain6 gal)

  • 4.25 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 4.25 lbs Belgian Munich

    Belgian Munich

    Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.

  • 1.33 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

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

  • 1/8 lbs Belgian Chocolate Malt

    Belgian Chocolate Malt

    Adds a nutty flavor, Brown Ales

  • 1/8 lbs American Black Patent

    American Black Patent

    Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 1 oz Tettnanger - 5.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1 oz Spalt Spalter - 2.7 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Spalt Spalter

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1/4 oz Hallertau - 3.2 AA% pellets; 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.

  • 1/4 oz Hallertau - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Hallertau

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

  • 1.5 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • White Labs WLP715 Champagne

    White Labs WLP715 Champagne

    Classic yeast, used to produce champagne, cider, dry meads, dry wines, or to fully attenuate barley wines/ strong ales. Can tolerate alcohol concentrations up to 17%. Neutral.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: C - Düsseldorf Altbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.044 1.046 - 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 1.010 - 1.015
Color: 17.7 SRM 11 - 17
Alcohol: 4.6% ABV 4.5% - 5.2%
Bitterness: 36.8 IBU 35 - 50

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