Gnadevoll Engel- North German Style Alt Bier

[Mattacox]

I'm sharing one of my favorites, created straight out of BF. This won a NC State Fair Ribbon, and has fast become the house beer.

Title: Gnadevoll Engel

Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: North German Altbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 6 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.046
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)


STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.055
Final Gravity: 1.014
ABV (standard): 5.43%
IBU (tinseth): 17.74
SRM (morey): 15.15

FERMENTABLES:
5 lb - German - Pilsner (50%)
2.5 lb - German - Munich Dark (25%)
2.5 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (25%)

HOPS:
1 oz - Spalt, Type: Pellet, AA: 4.5, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 17.74

YEAST:
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Starter: No
Form: Liquid
Attenuation (avg): 75%
Flocculation: Med-Low
Optimum Temp: 60 - 72 F

TARGET WATER PROFILE:
Profile Name: Durham, NC 2013
Ca2: 6
Mg2: 2
Na: 31
Cl: 10
SO4: 48
HCO3: 32
Water Notes:

NOTES:
http://www.ncstatefair.org/2015/Competi ... ested=Beer

White ribbon in Category 7, top in 7C category in 2015 NC State Fair homebrew contest.
** Award Winning Recipe **

Generated by Brewer's Friend - http://www.brewersfriend.com/
Date: 2016-05-04 20:59 UTC
Recipe Last Updated: 2016-03-04 19:38 UTC

 

[Nosybear]

"Merciful Angel"... Love it!

 

[J A]

Thanks for sharing!!
An Alt is on my must-brew list.

 

[Mattacox]

Note the use of the ale yeast- 1056 finished out super clean, and almost lager-like in taste. It comes out very clear in the keg without a lot of finings, about as coppery in color as you can get.

I've also tried this with a dry yeast, and it came off with a bunch of weird estery flavors that point me back to a liquid 1056 with a good starter.

 

[sbaclimber]

Your recipe look great!


fyi, to appease the grammar nazis (no pun intended...no, really! :shock: ), you should add an "er" to the end of "Gnadevoll"

 

[Mattacox]

Thanks! I'll make that change for future submissions...