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: