Batch 62: Alt

It's alt season again, and this time I think I have a pretty good Uerige clone recipe.

Recipe

Grain Bill

17 lbs, 10 oz. Durst Pilsner
8 oz. Weyermann CaraAroma
4 oz. Weyermann Carafa III

Hops

6 oz. Spalt (4.2% AA) @60 minutes.

Yeast

Wyeast 1010 American Wheat, 1L starter plus 1L step-up wort, stirred.

Mash

Single infusion, 60 minutes at 153F.

Vitals

OG: 13.1B (1.052)
FG:
Calculated IBUs:
Carbonation:

Timeline

Brew day: October 24, 2005

1:00 pm: Start heating water
1:45 pm: Water at 168F.
1:50 pm: Mash-in at 162F? 6 gallons of water.
1:53 pm: Temperature stabilizes at 153F.
2:53 pm: Start first runnings (done at 2:56)
3:00 pm: Added first sparge charge.
3:10 pm: Stir, 3:15 start second runnings.
3:22 pm: Added second sparge charge.
3:32 pm: Stir, 3:37 start last runnings.
3:42 pm: All on to boil.
3:50 pm: Boilover!
4:24 pm: Add hops.
5:24 pm: Flame-out/chill.
5:38 pm: Transferred, 4.5-5 gallons in two buckets, 65F.
6:06 pm: Pitched yeast.

Fermented in low-mid 60s, racked to keg 11/05.

Tasting notes

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