Recipes: Northern German Altbier

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Style Profile based on 37 recipes

OG

1.053

FG

1.013

IBU

36

ABV

5.3%

BU:GU

0.71

Hops

2.8 g/L

Grain Bill Composition

  • 77% Base
  • 24% Toast
  • 9% Crystal
  • 2% Roast

Median % of grist by malt category

Common Hops

  • 32% Tettnanger
  • 22% Samba
  • 22% Southern Brewer
  • 14% Magnum (GR)
  • 11% Hallertau Taurus
  • 8% Hallertauer Hersbrucker
  • 8% Cascade
  • 8% Spalt

% of Northern German Altbier recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

  • 32% Munich Malt
  • 30% Pale Malt (2 Row) US
  • 27% Pilsner (2 Row) Ger
  • 22% Caramunich Malt
  • 19% Black (Patent) Malt
  • 16% Carafa II
  • 14% Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L
  • 14% Aromatic Malt
  • 14% Vienna Malt
  • 11% Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L

Colour = malt category ยท bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

  • 32% German Ale (1007) Wyeast Labs
  • 14% Dusseldorf Alt Yeast (WLP036) White Labs
  • 11% German Ale/Kolsch (WLP029) White Labs

% of Northern German Altbier recipes using each strain

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