Ruddy's Choice
Northern German Altbier

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 8/03/2007

Batch Size: 23.00 L

 Brewer: Russell Schneider
Boil Size: 20.00 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: Russell's equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 45.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 76.0
Taste Notes: Nice malty flavor with a pretty good balance. Not a bad Alt at all!
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 kg Munich Malt (JWM) (8.0 SRM) Grain 52.6 %
2.00 kg Pale Ale Malt (Maltcraft) (2.7 SRM) Grain 35.1 %
0.50 kg Vienna Malt (JWM) (3.8 SRM) Grain 8.8 %
0.20 kg Caraaroma (130.0 SRM) Grain 3.5 %
30.00 gm Tettnang [3.90%] (60 min) Hops 10.1 IBU
30.00 gm Saaz [3.70%] (60 min) Hops 9.6 IBU
24.00 gm Tettnang [3.90%] (30 min) Hops 6.2 IBU
20.00 gm Tettnang [3.90%] (15 min) Hops 3.3 IBU
26.00 gm Tettnang [3.90%] (5 min) Hops 1.7 IBU
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.058 SG

 Measured Original Gravity: 1.058 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.6 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.5 %
Bitterness: 31.0 IBU Calories: 551 cal/l
Est Color: 12.0 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 5.70 kg
Sparge Water: 11.86 L Grain Temperature: 24.0 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C TunTemperature: 21.0 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 

Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 14.85 L of water at 76.1 C 67.8 C 60 min

 
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.6
Pressure/Weight: 107.9 gm Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 5.0 C Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 10.0 C  
 

Notes
Mash at 69C. Tried to use a Wyeast 2565 but the bloody thing was dead. Brew shop was closed so I had to use an S-04 instead.

The best beer I've brewed... Love it.