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Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.088

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/13/2020 2:03 PM

Notes: Bottled with 1 and 1.25 cups of DME

Author:

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 14.39 psi

Creation Date: 2/4/2025 2:10 AM

Notes: Schlüssel Stike clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.061 FG = 1.015
IBU = 38 SRM = 12 ABV = 6%

Ingredients
12.4 lbs. (5.6 kg) Pilsner malt
2.5 oz. (71 g) Weyermann Carafa® Special II malt
8.6 AAU Hallertau Tradition hops (30 min.) (1.3 oz./38 g at 6.5% alpha acids)
10 AAU Perle hops (30 min.) (1.3 oz./38 g at 7.5% alpha acids)
1 tsp. Irish moss (15 min.)
White Labs WLP036 (Düsseldorf Alt), Wyeast 1007 (German Ale), or SafAle K-97 yeast
¾ cup corn sugar (if priming)

Step by Step
I currently use all Weyermann malts for my German beers. Feel free to substitute any high-quality malt of the same type and color from a different supplier. However, it is critical that the Carafa® Special only be substituted with another dehusked malt. Otherwise, the beer will turn out roasty. The Düsseldorf brewers often use whole hops, but pellets are seen more often these days. Just make sure that the hops you use are German-grown varieties.

The water profile in Düsseldorf favors chloride-to-sulfate at 1.26-to-1 and is moderately hard. If your water is soft, a bit of gypsum and calcium chloride will help.

A step mash is standard for altbier. The step mash for this recipe starts at 133 °F (56 °C) and then progresses through 144 °F (62 °C), 158 °F (70 °C), and 169 °F (76 °C). Keep the first rest short, just long enough to see that you hit your strike temperature. Then rest 20 to 30 minutes each on the next two rests and finally rise to the mash out temperature. Sparge slowly with 170 °F (77 °C) water, collecting wort until the pre-boil kettle volume is around 6.75 gallons (25.5 L).

The total wort boil time is 90 minutes. Add the Hallertau and Perle hops with 30 minutes remaining in the boil. Add Irish moss or other kettle finings with 15 minutes left in the boil. Chill the wort to 63 °F (17 °C) and transfer to an open fermentation bucket or bin. Aerate thoroughly if using a liquid strain and then pitch the yeast.

The beer should warm with fermentation activity. If it appears to be fermenting too hot, above 73 °F (23 °C), you can move the fermentation to a cooler area. If fermentation seems sluggish at all after the first 24 hours, move fermentation to a warmer area. With healthy yeast, fermentation should be complete within a few days, but do not rush it.

If you wish to more closely mimic the real thing, you can rack the beer over to a keg with a spunding valve when it reaches 1.016 SG and let natural fermentation develop carbonation. Alternatively, ferment it out completely and then force carbonate or rack to a bottling bucket, add priming sugar, and bottle. Target a carbonation level of 2.8 volumes. After a month or more of cold conditioning at near-freezing temperatures the beer should be ready to enjoy.

Extract with grains option: Replace the Pilsner malt with 7 lbs. (3.2 kg) of Pilsen dried malt extract. Begin by placing the crushed Carafa® malt in a muslin bag and steep it in 4 gallons (15 L) of water as it heats up to 170 °F (77 °C). Remove grains, allowing the liquid to drip back into the kettle. Remove from heat and stir in the dried malt extract. Stir until completely dissolved. Bring wort up to a boil and stir in the hops. Boil for 30 minutes.

After the boil is complete, chill to 63 °F (17 °C) and top up fermenter to 5.25 gallons (20 L) with water.

Follow the remainder of the all-grain recipe for fermentation and packaging instructions.

Written by Jamil Zainasheff
Issue: March-April 2024

Author:

jasonbaker

Boil Size: 5.08 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/17/2024 11:47 AM

Notes:

Author:

NWBS

Boil Size: 2.4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.057

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/28/2023 5:15 PM

Notes: Double batch was brewed on 12-31-16.
Boil kettle #1 - 10 gal Mega Pot
Boil kettle #2 - 7 gal stainless steel pot

Additional water was added to the pre-boil pot to compensate for losses in evaporation and absorption. We were shooting for roughly a 6-8% loss in water volume during the boil process.

The cascade hops were added at the 55 minute mark or 5 min boil time instead of 10 min. We wanted to retain more of the hop essential oils and aromas in the wort.

The beer had quite a bit of sediment/trub in the pot as we experienced a few clogged hoses and a clogged pickup tube during the racking process from the boil kettle to the fermenter. Most of the sludge was due to hop material that had absorbed liquid wort. Next time it would be worth the effort to contain the hops in a cheesecloth bag or some type of strainer vessel.

10 gal brew pot #1 had additional water added after the boil to bring up the volume to roughly 5 gal. Not sure why there was a significant difference between pot #1 and pot #2 with regard to water losses during the boil. Perhaps pot #1 had a more vigorous boil.

Post-boil gravity was 1.075 in a 70 degree room.

Racked beer to keg on 1-22-17. Initial tasting was excellent.

Author:

Boil Size: 6.52 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: 5.3 oz

Creation Date: 5/5/2023 8:11 PM

Notes:

Author:

Aleworks

Boil Size: 22 Litres

Boil Time: 20

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 100

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/8/2021 4:43 PM

Notes:

Author:

Daniel Parshley

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.095

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: dextrose

Priming Amount: 5.0oz

Creation Date: 7/24/2021 8:08 PM

Notes: BRIX - 12.5, O. G - 1.052
Pitch Yeast @ 68 F

Author:

petearruda

Boil Size: 2.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/9/2021 12:08 AM

Notes:

Author:

raci

Boil Size: 18 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: dextrose

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/10/2020 6:56 AM

Notes:

Author:

Gwion

Boil Size: 8 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.17

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/24/2020 3:03 PM

Notes:

Author:

d-m-p

Boil Size: 3.17 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.059

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 64.4 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/19/2017 7:29 AM

Notes:

Author:

AdamCrum

Boil Size: 2 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.137

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 74 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 26.87 psi

Creation Date: 7/10/2019 10:40 PM

Notes:

Author:

LongHouseBrews

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.081

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/13/2019 7:21 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 25

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/1/2018 3:44 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.108

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: Corn Sugar

Priming Amount: 4.57 oz

Creation Date: 4/10/2018 2:51 AM

Notes:

Author:

Rich1998

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/30/2018 3:13 PM

Notes:

Author:

Klammer

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/22/2018 11:43 PM

Notes:

Author:

jasrclark

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/29/2017 12:25 AM

Notes:

Author:

paul5

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/13/2017 6:20 PM

Notes:
Official
NORTHERN BREWER Instructional Document
Is it a half IPA? Is it a pale ale? What’s in a name, after
all? We’re taking you back to basics with this SMASH
(single malt and single hop)-style delight. Then we’re
combining that back to basic with the latest in style-
confounding marketing-speak: American Session Ale.
SMASH is about taking things back
—
way back, to
when American pale ale was edgy and new. The thing is,
time travel is hard, and we’re thinking there’s enough
Cascade-only pale stuff out there, so we’re going to
use a decidedly new-school single hop: Simcoe. The
pine and jungle stinker herself, Simcoe is boastful and
bombastic, packing tons of hop flavor and aroma into a
neat little package.
SMASH takes a clean, dry malt base, with a low gravity for
extra drinkability, and piles on a healthy dose of delicious
hoppiness. Think of it as a way to deliver a metric hogs
-
head of hop flavor and aroma in a tidy 4.5% ABV package.
O.G: 1.044 READY: 4 WEEKS
1 week primary, 1 week secondary,
2 weeks bottle conditioning
KIT INVENTORY:
MAILLARD MALTS
TM
EXTRACTS & OTHER FERMENTABLES
-
6 lbs Pils malt syrup
BOIL ADDITIONS
-
1
/
2
oz Simcoe (60 min)
-
1
/
2
oz Simcoe (15 min)
-
1 oz Simcoe (5 min)
DRY HOPS
-
1 oz Simcoe (Dry hop 5-7 days)
YEAST
-
DRY YEAST (DEFAULT):
Danstar BRY-97 West Coast Ale
Yeast . Optimum temp: 62–72 F
-
LIQUID YEAST OPTION:
Wyeast 1272 American Ale II.
Apparent attenuation: 72-76%. Flocculation: high. Optimum
temp: 60–72° F
PRIMING SUGAR
-
5 oz Priming Sugar (save for Bottling Day)
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ...
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
-
Homebrewing starter kit for brewing 5 gallon batches
-
Boiling kettle of at least 3.5 gallons capacity
-
Approximately two cases of either 12 oz or 22 oz pry-off
style beer bottles
UNPACK THE KIT
-
Refrigerate the yeast upon arrival
-
Locate the Kit Inventory (above) – this is the recipe for your
beer, so keep it handy
-
Double check the box contents vs. the Kit Inventory
-
Contact us immediately if you have any
questions or concerns!
PROCEDURE
A FEW DAYS BEFORE BREWING DAY
1. Remove the liquid Wyeast pack from the refrigerator,
and “smack” as shown on the back of the yeast package.
Leave it in a warm place (70–80° F) to incubate until the
pack begins to inflate. Allow at least 3 hours for inflation;
some packs may take up to several days to show infla
-
tion. Do not brew with inactive yeast
—
we can replace the
yeast, but not a batch that fails to ferment properly. If
you are using dry yeast, no action is needed.
ON BREWING DAY
2. Collect and heat 2.5 gallons of water.
3. Bring to a boil and add 6 lb Pilsner malt syrup.
Remove the kettle from the burner and stir in the
Pilsner malt syrup.
4. Return wort to boil. The mixture is now called “wort”,
the brewer’s term for unfermented beer.
-
Add
1
/
2
oz Simcoe hops, and boil for 60 minutes.
-
Add
1
/
2
oz Simcoe hops 15 minutes before the end of the boil.
-
Add 1 oz Simcoe hops 5 minutes before the end of the boil.
5. Cool the wort. When the 60-minute boil is finished,
cool the wort to approximately 100° F as rapidly as
possible. Use a wort chiller, or put the kettle in an ice
bath in your sink.
6. Sanitize fermenting equipment and yeast pack. While
the wort cools, sanitize the fermenting equipment –
fermenter, lid or stopper, fermentation lock, funnel, etc –
along with the yeast pack and a pair of scissors.
7. Fill primary fermenter with 2 gallons of cold water,
then pour in the cooled wort. Leave any thick sludge in
the bottom of the kettle.
8. Add more cold water as needed to bring the
volume to 5 gallons.
9. Aerate the wort. Seal the fermenter and rock back
and forth to splash for a few minutes, or use an aeration
system and diffusion stone.
10.
OPTIONAL:
if you have our Mad Brewer Upgrade or
Gravity Testing kits, measure specific gravity of the wort
with a hydrometer and record.
11. Add yeast once the temperature of the wort is 78°F or
lower (not warm to the touch). Use the sanitized scissors
to cut off a corner of the yeast pack, and carefully pour
the yeast into the primary fermenter.
12. Seal the fermenter. Add approximately 1 tablespoon of
water to the sanitized fermentation lock. Insert the lock
into rubber stopper or lid, and seal the fermenter.
13. Move the fermenter to a warm, dark, quiet spot until
fermentation begins.
SMASH AMERICAN SESSION ALE
BEYOND BREWING DAY, WEEKS 1–2
14. Active fermentation begins. Within approximately 48
hours of Brewing Day, active fermentation will begin –
there will be a cap of foam on the surface of the beer,
and you may see bubbles come through the fermenta
-
tion lock. The optimum fermentation temperature for this
beer is 60–72º F – move the fermenter to a warmer or
cooler spot as needed.
15. Active fermentation ends. Approximately 1 week
after brewing day, active fermentation will end: the cap
of foam falls back into the new beer, bubbling in the
fermentation lock slows down or stops.
16. Rack the beer into a secondary fermenter, or simply
add the 1 oz of Simcoe hops to the fermenter. Dry hop
for 1 week total.
BOTTLING DAY—ABOUT 2 WEEKS
AFTER BREWING DAY
17. Sanitize siphoning and bottling equipment.
18. Mix a priming solution (a measured amount of sugar
dissolved in water to carbonate the bottled beer) of
2
/
3
cup priming sugar in 16 oz water. Bring the solution to a
boil and pour into the bottling bucket.
19. Siphon beer into bottling bucket and mix with priming
solution. Stir gently to mix—don’t splash.
20. Fill and cap bottles.
2 WEEKS AFTER BOTTLING DAY
21. Condition bottles at room temperature for 2 weeks.
After this point, the bottles can be stored cool or cold.
22. Serving. Pour into a clean glass, being careful to leave
the layer of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. Cheers!