Ingredients
Amount |
Name |
Type |
# |
8.31 gal |
Home filtered (Portsmouth NH) |
Water |
1 |
7.00 g |
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60 min) |
Misc |
2 |
3.00 g |
Baking Soda (Mash 60 min) |
Misc |
3 |
9 lbs 14.25 oz |
Borlander Munich Malt (Briess) (10.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
1 lbs 1.78 oz |
Caramunich Malt (40.0 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
1.78 oz |
Carafa II (425.0 SRM) |
Grain |
6 |
2.00 oz |
Spalter Select [4.5%] - Boil 60 min |
Hops |
7 |
1.00 items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) |
Misc |
8 |
1.0 pkgs |
German Ale (Wyeast Labs #1007) |
Yeast |
9 |
0.50 tsp |
Gelatin (Secondary 5 hours) |
Misc |
10 |
This is possibly the best beer I have brewed. It is Brau Kaisers classic Alt recipe. I am not claiming it is my own recipe.
The water adjustments are my own personal, but you should aim for this - (58mg/L Ca; 3mg/L Mg; 32mg/L Na; 10mg/L SO4; 21mg/L Cl; 150mg/L HCO3).
protein rest : 54 *C (131 *F) for 20 min
saccrification rest : 65.5 *C (150 *F) for 45 min; water/grist ratio 3.5 - 4.0 l/kg (1.75 - 2 qt/lb)
mash-out : 76 *C (169 *F)
I fermented at 64F.
Alts typically benefit from at least a few weeks cold conditioning, but I found this recipe pretty much good to go as soon as I had cold crashed, fined and carbed it.
http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kaiser_Alt