Spruce Juice Alt - Altbier

RECIPE INFO

by Pottyp
Recipe Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 0
Boil Size: 0
Boil Time: 70 Minutes
Efficiency: 75%
OG: 1.053
FG: 1.01
ABV: 5.63%
Bitterness: 55.11 (tinseth)
IBU/OG: 1.04
Color: 15.9° SRM
Calories: 5.63 per 330ml
"Red" Alt with spruce tips.

FERMENTABLES

% fermentable ppg L usage
95% 0 Caramel Pils - DE 34 8 Mash
3.8% 0 CaraRed - DE 35 20 Mash
1.2% 0 Roasted Barley - BE 30 575 Mash

HOPS

variety type usage time AA IBUs
0 Tettnang Pellet Boil 70 Minutes 4 42.39
0 Magnum(US) Pellet Boil 70 Minutes 15 12.72

YEAST

yeast attenuation
Fermentis Safale K-97 81%

OTHER INGREDIENTS

amount unit name time usage
8 Sprucetip 0 minutes Boil

INSTRUCTIONS

Step Mash 15qt (2oz spruce on grain bed): 135F (57C) 10min 145F (63C) 30min 162F (72C) 20min 172F (78C) @ sparge w/14qt Boil for 70minutes; can sub spalter for tettnager SPRUCE: 2oz frozen on top of grain sparge; 4oz @ 60min; 2oz flame in wort @flameout Pitch @ 68F (20C) Drop to 55F Initial Fermentation is short (3-4 days) Rack and crash secondary to "as cold as possible" down to 32F (0C)