One of Denny’s first homebrew was an Altbier – a delightful German inspired, American flavored beer that is perfectly balanced between the malt and hops. This was the version with the ingredient inversion due to on-hand supplies!
 
 
Recipe Author: Denny Conn
Beer Style: Altbier
Batch Size: 5.5
Boil Time: 60 minutes
Original Gravity: 1.052
IBUs: 46
SRM: 9.4
ABV: 5.5
Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract:
| 8.0 lbs | 
Montana Craft Bavarian Pilsner | 
61.0% | 
| 5.0 lbs | 
Montana Craft Munich Light | 
38.1% | 
| 2.0 oz | 
Briess Midnight Wheat | 
0.9% | 
Mashing
| Main Rest – 148°F for 90 minutes | 
| Mash Out – 167°F for 10 minutes | 
Hops:
| Spalt | 
3.0% | 
1.0 oz | 
First Wort Hop | 
| Mount Hood | 
4.8% | 
2.4 oz | 
60 minutes | 
| Spalt Select | 
3.9% | 
1.0 oz | 
5 minutes | 
| Spalt Select | 
3.9% | 
1.0 oz | 
0 minutes | 
Yeast:
Misc:
| Mash – 0.5 tsp – Brewtan-B | 
| 10 min – Boil – 0.5 tsp – Brewtan-B | 
| 10 min – Boil – 0.5 tsp – Yeast Nutrient | 
| 5 min – Boil – 0.5 items – Whirlfloc | 
Notes: