True to style using DE ingredients available in the 1500s. MALTS - Almost solely made of light munich malt. No toasty or roasty flavors. No caramel malts. Color developed from touch of chocolate and black malts. Error in favor of high OG in case of efficiency issues. MASH - Beta rest to ensure fermentability, followed by alpha rest for body. BOIL - High boil time to develop melanoidins which have a similar effect to crystal malts. HOPS - Noble spalt hop. YEAST - Ale yeast [sic] with high ...
Replaced Kolsh Ale Yeast with SF Lager Yeast (original 1980s Sligo Steamers used lager yeast) and innoculated at 58 degrees
Test batch scaled to 5.5 gallons, added Nugget bittering and substituted H. Mittelfruh for Spalt due to inventory.
Northern German Alt, gotten some good scores with this recipe. Can be brewed using a step infusion, which works well, or a decoction mash (recommended).