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Alt-er and Wiser
Düsseldorf Altbier • Extract • 4 gal
Nifty little Dusseldorf with a clean, fresh edge
October 1, 2009 pm 03:59pm
4.3/5.0 1 rating
Ingredients (Extract, 4 gal)
- .5 lbs
English Amber Malt
English Amber Malt
Roasted malt used in British milds, old ales, brown ales, nut brown ales.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Caramunich
Belgian Caramunich
Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.
- .25 lbs
Rye Malt
Rye Malt
Often used in German Ales and specialty beers
- .25 lbs
Crystal Malt 90°L
Crystal Malt 90°L
Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.
- 1 lbs
Dry Extra Light Extract
Dry Extra Light Extract
For making very pale ales and lagers.
- 3.3 lbs
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Pale Liquid; Alexanders
Reportedly lightest colored malt extract available.
- 1.0 oz
Hallertauer Tradition - 5.8 AA% pellets; boiled 55 min
Hallertauer Tradition
Fine, 'Noble'.
- 2 oz
Tettnanger - 3.5 AA% pellets; boiled 25 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 2 oz
Spalt Spalter - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Spalt Spalter
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss or 1 WHIRLFLOC Tablet @ -15 min - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss or 1 WHIRLFLOC Tablet @ -15 min
-
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
A very clean alt with a firm hop presence - Very nice!
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: | 16.0 SRM | 11 - 17 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.0% ABV | 4.5% - 5.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 49.7 IBU | 35 - 50 | |
Discussion
Quite a surprise!
2009-11-08 2:53pm
This guy did not seem very happy when bottled, but all that has changed in the past month. Quite a fine, mellowed, balanced German Alt!!!
Quite a surprise!
2009-11-08 2:53pm
This guy did not seem very happy when bottled, but all that has changed in the past month. Quite a fine, mellowed, balanced German Alt!!!
Deliciously balanced Alt gets better...
2009-12-07 3:09pm
This Dusseldorf far surpasses my first Alt attempts (See Joey Ramone's Blitzkreig Hops" Dusseldorf from 2007). It is just getting better and better.
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