My Test Altbier
Northern German Altbier • All Grain • 5 gal
Test for all grain altbier on the calculator
March 29, 2010 pm 10:26pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 8.65 lbs
2-Row Brewers Malt; Briess
2-Row Brewers Malt; Briess
Mild malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Base malt for all beer styles • Smoother, less grainy flavor than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slightly higher yield than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slight lower protein than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 0.93 lbs
Crystal Malt 80°L
Crystal Malt 80°L
Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.
- 0.10 lbs
Black Malt; Briess
Black Malt; Briess
Neutral flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Use in all beer styles for color adjustment. • Provides the color and sharp, almost acrid, flavor that is characteristic of Stouts and Porters. • Use 1-10% for desired color in Porter and Stout. • Black Malt has a distinctive malty flavor and is not interchangeable with Roasted Barley. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 0.10 lbs
Chocolate Malt; Breiss
Chocolate Malt; Breiss
Rich roasted coffee flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Chocolate Malt is used in all beer styles for color adjustment with minor or no flavor contribution. • Use 1-10% for desired color in Porter and Stout Beer. • The chocolate flavor is very complementary when used in higher percentages in Brown Ales, Porters, Stouts and other Dark Beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1.3 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 0.50 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 0.50 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale
White Labs WLP001 California Ale
This yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance and ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: A - Northern German Altbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.049 | 1.046 - 1.054 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.015 | |
| Color: | 17.9 SRM | 13 - 19 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.9% ABV | 4.5% - 5.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 33.4 IBU | 25 - 40 |
Discussion
Haven't brewed yet
2010-05-10 3:26pm
I am in the process of creating my all grain set-up and entered this recipe as a test for the program when I purchased it and it will be my test all grain when I finally get everything set up, so I haven't done the recipe yet. I'll comment when I actually brew this.
