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Doozie Dusseldorf Altbier Recipe

Hop-forward German ale with plenty of complex malt character to back it up, true to style.

Jan 14, 2014 - 1 min read

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Style: 07A Northern German Altbier

Partial-Mash Recipe

OG (est): 1.054
FG (est): 1.014
IBUs (est): 44
ABV (est): 5.2%

MALT/GRAIN BILL

4 lb (1.8 kg) Pilsner Liquid Malt Extract
2 lb (907 g) Munich Liquid Malt Extract
1 lb (454 g) Dark Munich
1 lb (454 g) German Pilsner
0.5 lb (227 g) Caramunich II
0.25 lb (113 g) Carafa I
0.25 lb (113 g) White Wheat Malt
0.25 lb (113 g) Melanoiden Malt

HOPS SCHEDULE

1.25 oz (35 g) Perle at 60 minutes
1 oz (28 g) Spalt Select at 15 minutes
1 oz (28 g) Spalt Select at 5 minutes

DIRECTIONS

Chill to 62°F (16°C) and hold for one week, then let free-rise to high 60s Fahrenheit (20°C) to finish. After conditioning, age cold for three weeks or more.

YEAST

German Ale (Wyeast 1007/2565) (White Labs WLP 036/029)

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