Altbier Style Beer Kit

Description

Your Label Peelers Altbier Style Original Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

This is Düsseldorf's signature German-style Brown Ale. The word "alt" translates to "old" in German, and traditionally Altbiers are conditioned for a longer than normal periods of time. Other sources note that "alt" is derived from the Latin word "altus," which means "high" and refers to the rising yeast. Take your pick, but the extended conditioning mellows out this ale's fruitiness and produces an exceptionally smooth, clean, and delicate brew. Its color ranges from amber to dark brown, carbonation is moderate, and while known to express the slightly spicy, herbal character of Noble hops, the key word here is balance.

Your Label Peelers Original version of this beer comes in at about 5.8% ABV and is designed to be a nice easy drinking brew. It's malt profile lends itself to the beers complexity but is subtle enough that your non-craft beer drinking friends will love it as well. Perle and Tettnang round out the hop bill with a hint of chocolate and Munich to add color and malt flavor.

ABV: 6.4% - 6.8%
IBUs: 43
Original Gravity: 1.066 - 1.072
Final Gravity: 1.010 - 1.014
SRM: 27
Disclaimer: All calculations are approximate.

INGREDIENTS

Malt Extracts:
- 4 lbs Amber Dry Malt Extract
- 3.3 lbs Munich Liquid Malt Extract

Specialty Grains: ***Combined into one bag***
- 1 lb Bonlander Munich Malt
- 8 oz Caramel Munich 60L
- 8 oz Caramel 120L Malt
- 4 oz Chocolate Malt

Hops: ***Substitutions based on availability***
- 2 oz Perle Hops
- 1 oz Tettnang Hops

Yeast: ***Substitutions based on availability***

- 1 Package Dry Ale Yeast (SafAle K-97)

Also Included:
- 5 oz Priming Sugar
- Irish Moss/Energizer Combo Packet
- Muslin Grain Bag

HOP SCHEDULE

- 60 Minutes: 1 oz. Perle Hops (Bittering)
- 20 Minutes: 1 oz. Perle Hops (Flavoring)
- 10 Minute: 1 oz. Tettnang Hops (Aroma)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat 2-3 gallons of water to 150°F.
2. Place grains in a grain bag and steep in the hot water for 30 minutes.
3. Remove the grain bag, sparge (rinse) with warm water into the wort, and discard.
4. Add the malt extract and stir until fully dissolved.
5. Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
6. Add the hops according to the hop schedule.
7. Boil for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. At 15 minutes add Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet.
9. Cool the wort to 70°F. An immersion chiller or ice bath works well for this.
10. Transfer the wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with cold water to 5 gallons.
11. Pitch the yeast and seal the fermenter.
12. Ferment at 68-70°F for 10-14 days.
13. Transfer to a bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
14. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!