Beer Style: German Kolsch and Altbier
Brewing Lawnmower Beers: Tips from the Pros
MEMBERS ONLYSlake your summer thirst with a lawnmower beer.
Old-World Alt
MEMBERS ONLYAn American brewer flies to Germany to learn how to brew altbier, the traditional top-fermented ale that made Dusseldorf famous. He talked to brewers, tasted his share of alt and came home with the inside dope on malt, hops, yeast strains and fermentation, plus an authentic recipe straight from a brewer’s mouth.
Kölsch
MEMBERS ONLYOG = 1.040 to 1.048 FG = 1.008 to 1.013 IBUs = 16 to 30 SRM = 3.5 to 5 ABV = 4.0 to 5.0% Kölsch is the beer that put the
Alaskan Brewing Co’s Alaskan Amber clone
MEMBERS ONLYThis beer was first brewed commercially by Douglas City Brewing in the late 1800s and later by Geoff Larson, who in 1986 founded his Alaskan Brewing Company. His amber has won a slew of awards since then, including several Great American Beer Festival medals and a first-place finish at the 1996 World Beer Championships.
Alaskan Amber is an altbier, more in the Münster tradition than the Düsseldorfer (in other words, it’s sweeter, richer, less bitter and less dry).
Altbier
MEMBERS ONLYModern Altbier Demands Old Techniques