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North German Alt
Very nice tasting No. Ger. Alt. Not too bitter and not too malty, just right.
| Brewer: | Christo | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | North German Alt | Style: | North German Altbier | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 38 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.055 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 7.5 lb. German Pilsner 2 lb. German Munich .75 lb. American crystal 60L .25 lb. Belgian CaraMunich .125 lb. Carafa Special |
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| Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
| 152F for 4 hrs (mashed during 1/2 day workday). | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.046 | 6 gallons | |||||
| IM at 15 min (supermoss) | ||||||||
| Hops: | .625 oz. Magnum (13.6% AA, 60 min.) 1.375 oz. Hallertauer Hersbrucker (3% AA, 15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | WLP833 from Helles cake. | |||||||
| Log: | 21 days at 48F primary 75 days at 45F secondary (nowhere to put it) |
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| Carbonation: | medium carbonation | |||||||
| Tasting: | Prettiest beer I think I've made. Has lightly grainy and biscuity malt flavor plus caramel with good but not overpowering hop bitterness. Low hop aroma and the malt aroma is also fairly low especially when cold (possibly add some aromatic next time) but there is some Munich dark fruit malt flavor to provide a little twist. Otherwise, nice and clean amber lager. Beautifully clear light brown with ruby highlights. My brother and I much preferred to the Alaskan Amber he brought me to use as a comparison. | |||||||
Recipe posted 06/02/09.
