Altbier - History, Brewing Techniques, Recipes

List of contents

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Altbier throughout History

Chapter 2: Altbier profile

Chapter 3: Altbier Ingredients

Grain

Water

Hops

Yeast

Chapter 4: Altbier Equipment for the Homebrewer

Home Mash Tun

Home Lauter Tun with Recirculation

Home Whirlpool

Home Heat Exchanger

Home Fermentation and Lagering Equipment

Home Filter

Chapter 5: Altbier Brewing Methods

Composing Your Grain Bill

Mashing

Boiling

Hopping

Adding Flavor and Aroma Hops

Clarifying the Wort

Aerating the Cooled Wort

Fermenting

Lagering

Filtering

Conditioning and Packaging

Chapter 6: Recipe Guidelines

Appendix A: Commercial Alt Examples

Appendix B: Malting German Grain

Appendix C: Mash pH and Water Hardness

Appendix E: Calculating Your Grain Bill for Beer Color

Appendix F: Calculating Your Bittering Hops Addition

Appendix G: Unit Conversion Chart

Glossary

References and Further Reading

Index

About the Author

About the author

By Horst D. Dornbusch

Product details

• Authors: Horst D Dornbusch, Horst D. Dornbusch
• Publisher: Brewers Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.1998
• EAN: 9780937381625
• ISBN: 978-0-937381-62-5
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 189 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Series: Classic Beer Style; Classic Beer Style
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > Drinks; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Chemical engineering