Altbier Recipe - ALT-er Ego

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ALT-er Ego

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All Grain
2.5 Gallon(s)
3.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
80%
All Grain Altbier homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Maris Otter Pale - UK, Munich - Light 10L - US, Biscuit Malt - BE, Roasted Maris Otter, Perle Hops, German Spalt Select Hops, Nottingham harvested Homebrew Yeast, Irish Moss.

Fermentables

74% - Maris Otter Pale - UK
3
38
3
Mash
15% - Munich - Light 10L - US
0.6
35
10
Mash
7% - Biscuit Malt - BE
0.3
36
23
Mash
4% - Roasted Maris Otter
0.15
15
200
Mash

Hops

Perle
0.55
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
8.3
35.5
German Spalt Select
0.2
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
2.6
2.0
German Spalt Select
0.15
Pellet
DryHop
4 day(s)
2.6
0.0

Yeast

Nottingham harvested
70%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
0.5
each
Boil

Mash Steps

BIAB
Infusion
158
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Collect 1 pint of wort at end of boil and add 0.15 oz Spalt hops
2.
Split into two 1 gallon fermentors. Dry hop one fermenter.
3.
Add 0.15 oz Spalt "Hop Tea" to other fermenter once cooled

Tasting Notes (3)

BeeBrew

Tasted on 10/26/2016 by BeeBrew

Notes:

Perfect Altbier. Malty, roast, noble hop earthy herbal. Really really good!

BeeBrew

Tasted on 10/24/2016 by BeeBrew

Notes:

Hop tea version. Roast and Munich malt flavor has become more apparent with some aging and bitterness has mellowed. A very nice Altbier. Brew a 5 gallon batch!

BeeBrew

Tasted on 10/9/2016 by BeeBrew

Notes:

Dry hop version - well balance beer, malty roasts, slightly bready, biscuit flavors with a nice smooth tempered bitterness with some noble Spalt hop herbal and earthy aroma and flavor. Hop tea version - more bitterness and distinct earthy hop notes that tended to dominate more than desired. The hop tea process seems to have added some bitterness that was not desired while also providing the aroma and flavor aspects. Need to account for this added bitterness when using a hop tea and reduce the bittering additions in the boil.

Recipe Facts

ALT-er Ego
Altbier
  • 2.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 3.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.047 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 37.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.79 BG:GU
  • 12.1° SRM Color
  • 80% Efficiency
  • 4.3% ABV Alcohol
  • 158 per 12oz Calories
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