Thursday, August 23, 2012

Altbier brewing/drinking and Citra Pale Ale brewing

It's been a while since I posted but it has also been a while since I brewed...

In January, I brewed a Northern German Altbier with the following recipe:
  • 6 lbs. German Pilsner Malt
  • 2 lbs. Munich Malt
  • 8 oz. Aromatic Malt
  • 8 oz. Crystal 60L
  • 8 oz. White Wheat Malt
  • 2 oz. Carafa III
  • 1.50 oz. Tradition hops @ 60 min.
  • 1 package Kolsch yeast (Wyeast 2565)
OG was 1.046 and FG was 1.012 giving us an ABV of 4.5% and I fermented at 58F.

This was a very light and easy drinking beer.  It is very well balanced and very smooth.


In my last blog post I mentioned brewing a Centennial IPA but I decided to brew a Citra hopped based Pale Ale first.  I've worked out the recipe and brewed this earlier in the month.

  • 10 lbs. Rahr 2-row
  • 8 oz. Crystal 60L
  • 8 oz. Crystal 20L
  • 8 oz. White Wheat Malt
  • 0.50 oz Citra hops @ 60 min.
  • 0.50 oz Cascade hops @ 15 min.
  • 0.50 oz Citra hops @ 15 min.
  • 0.50 oz Cascade hops @ flameout
  • 0.50 oz Citra hops @ flameout
  • 1 oz Cascade - Dry Hop
  • 0.5oz Citra - Dry Hop
  • 1 package Safale US-05 yeast
OG was 1.055 so I expect the ABV to be around 5.5% but won't know until I transfer to the secondary for dry hopping this Saturday.

I'm also planning on brewing my Centennial IPA this Saturday and reusing the yeast cake from the Citra Pale Ale.  Update for this to come later.