Spruce Juice Alt - Altbier

An Authentic Homebrew Recipe - by Pottyp

RECIPE INFO

"Red" Alt with spruce tips.
Author: Pottyp - View
Brew Sessions: 0
Source: Homebrew Recipe
Recipe Type: All Grain
Efficiency: 75%
Calories: 172
Boil Time: 70 Minutes
Batch Size: 0
Boil Size: 0
Total Grains: 0
Total Hops: 0
IBU/OG: 1.04
OG: 1.053
- - -
FG: 1.01
- - -
IBUs: 55.11 (tinseth)
- - - IBUs
Color: 15.9° SRM / 31.32° EBC
- - - SRM
Alcohol: 5.63%
-% - -% ABV

FERMENTABLES

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

HOPS

hop / amount / usage / time / AA / IBUs
Tettnang, 0 (Pellet), Boil, 70 Minutes, 4, 42.39
Magnum(US), 0 (Pellet), Boil, 70 Minutes, 15, 12.72

YEAST

yeast / attenuation
Fermentis Safale K-97, 81%

OTHER INGREDIENTS

ingredient / amount / name / usage
Sprucetip, 0 , Boil, 0 minutes

NOTES

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)

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