Recipes: Altbier

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Style Profile based on 253 recipes

OG

1.051

FG

1.012

IBU

34

ABV

5.1%

BU:GU

0.68

Hops

4.2 g/L

Grain Bill Composition

  • 72% Base
  • 27% Toast
  • 6% Crystal
  • 2% Roast

Median % of grist by malt category

Common Hops

  • 22% Tettnanger
  • 18% Magnum (GR)
  • 15% Samba
  • 12% Select Spalt
  • 11% Hallertau Mittelfrüh
  • 10% Perle (GR)
  • 9% Spalt
  • 7% Hallertauer Hersbrucker
  • 6% Southern Brewer
  • 6% Saaz (CZ)

% of Altbier recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

  • 15% Pilsner (2 Row) Ger
  • 13% Munich Malt
  • 11% German - Pilsner
  • 10% Caramunich Malt
  • 8% Vienna Malt
  • 7% Munich - Light 10L
  • 6% Munich
  • 6% Chocolate Malt
  • 6% German - Carafa II
  • 6% Munich I (Weyermann)

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

  • 16% German Ale (1007) Wyeast Labs
  • 16% SafAle German Ale (K-97) Fermentis
  • 12% Dusseldorf Alt Yeast (WLP036) White Labs
  • 6% Safale American (US-05) Fermentis
  • 5% German Ale/Kolsch (WLP029) White Labs
  • 3% Saflager Lager (W-34/70) Fermentis
  • 2% Kolsch Yeast (2565) Wyeast Labs
  • 2% SafAle English Ale (S-04) Fermentis
  • 2% LalBrew Nottingham Lallemand
  • 2% German Ale II (WLP003) White Labs

% of Altbier recipes using each strain

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