Jtc2811
Well-Known Member
I posted this in extract brewing, but it seems there is little traffic there, so I thought I would try here as well.
Ok, so i came up with the idea of taking the aggressive hop profile of an IPA and applying it to the German Altbier style of brewing. I have been tinkering with this for a while, and it has kind of morphed into an Imperial Alt.
The key here is that I want to use German hops, mostly German steeping grains, and Munich Extract. I have not yet decided on a yeast, but I was thinking either S-05 or Pacman, as I have both.
Here's the rundown:
Imperial Alt
OG: 1.071
Target FG: 1.015
IBU: 78
SRM: 15
Boil Time: 80 Min
Fermentables:
6# Munich LME - 3# at the beginning of the boil, 3# late addition
1# Amber DME
1# Wheat DME (to back the malt profile)
1# Honey, late addition
Steeping Grains:
0.50# CaraAmber
0.25# CaraMunich II
0.25# Melanoidin/ Aromatic Malt
0.15# CaraFoam
0.15# Carafa II
Hops/Other:
2 oz Perle 7.5% (80 min)
1 oz Perle 7.5% (40 min)
1 oz Spalt 4.9% (10 min)
1 oz Spalt 4.9% (0 min)
1 oz Spalt 4.9% (Dry Hop in secondary 1 week)
Irish Moss
Yeast: Undecided
Any pointers and opinions are welcome!
Ok, so i came up with the idea of taking the aggressive hop profile of an IPA and applying it to the German Altbier style of brewing. I have been tinkering with this for a while, and it has kind of morphed into an Imperial Alt.
The key here is that I want to use German hops, mostly German steeping grains, and Munich Extract. I have not yet decided on a yeast, but I was thinking either S-05 or Pacman, as I have both.
Here's the rundown:
Imperial Alt
OG: 1.071
Target FG: 1.015
IBU: 78
SRM: 15
Boil Time: 80 Min
Fermentables:
6# Munich LME - 3# at the beginning of the boil, 3# late addition
1# Amber DME
1# Wheat DME (to back the malt profile)
1# Honey, late addition
Steeping Grains:
0.50# CaraAmber
0.25# CaraMunich II
0.25# Melanoidin/ Aromatic Malt
0.15# CaraFoam
0.15# Carafa II
Hops/Other:
2 oz Perle 7.5% (80 min)
1 oz Perle 7.5% (40 min)
1 oz Spalt 4.9% (10 min)
1 oz Spalt 4.9% (0 min)
1 oz Spalt 4.9% (Dry Hop in secondary 1 week)
Irish Moss
Yeast: Undecided
Any pointers and opinions are welcome!