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North Florida Alt

Brewer: River Junction Brewery Email: galloway@gtcom.net
Beer: North Florida Alt Style: Düsseldorf Altbier
Type: Partial mash Size: 5.00 gallons
Color:
28 HCU (~15 SRM)
Bitterness: 42 IBU
OG: 1.054 FG: 1.012
Alcohol: 5.4% v/v (4.2% w/w)
Grain: 4 lb. Belgian pale
3 lb. Belgian Munich
1 lb. Belgian CaraVienne
2 oz. Belgian chocolate
8 oz. Flaked wheat
Mash: 50% efficiency
Bring 3 gallons water up to 170 and dough in grains and mix well. Hold temp at 150°. Cover pot and place in a warm (150 degree) oven for two hours. Shut it off and allow pot to remain over night.
Spare grains w/ a gallon or so 170° degree strike water.
Boil: 75 minutes SG 1.054 5 gallons
3 lb. Light malt extract
Added extract to kettle and boiled hard until hot break, about 10 minutes. Added the Hallertauer. Added a large pinch of Irish moss and the Saaz hops with 15 minutes to go. Crashed cooled and pitched yeast.
Hops: 2.5 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 60 min.)
1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast: 1 10 gr package SafeAle SafeBrew S33 rehydrated in one pint of warm water. These guys make a killer yeast. I'm talking EXPLOSIVE fermentation w/ a minimum lag time. You have to use a blow off everytime.
Log: Fermented in a modified corny keg at 50 degrees for 7 days. Racked to another keg and conditioned for 2 weeks at 40 degrees.

Recipe posted 08/10/01.