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Dusseldorf Alt Bier: The Style (beer club)

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By Shawn Burgy

 Northern Dusseldorf German Alt Bier is a very tasty and

satisfying beer.

a loose translation of Alt Bier would be Old Beer.

It is said to be one of the oldest styles in Germany.

Rumored to be a beer before Germany had access to Lager yeast.

It is a lot like a big malty English

Bitter.

It tends to have much more hop bitterness than does an

English Bitter.

It’s big on malt and how it is brewed.

Very few examples of Dusseldorf Alt Bier can be found in the US.

The only way that I have had Alt Bier is by brewing it myself.

It is a very tasty and easy beer for the homebrewer to make.

Normally this beer would be brewed using a decotion mash.

However you can make a very good Alt Bier by using single infusion mashing.

Gravity for Alt Bier is between 1.046 - 1.056 original gravity.

Most are hopped between 25-40 IBU’s, All dependent upon the gravity.Always hopped with German noble hops.

These usually being Spalt, Hallertau Mittelfrau and sometimes Tettnanger.

Typically made with a Pils base and colored with roasted malt or dark crystal. May include small amounts of Munich or Vienna malt. Noble hops. usually made with an attenuative ale yeast.

This is one beer that you don’t want to steer wrong yeast wise.

My suggestion is Wyeast 1007 German Dusseldorf Ale.

It gives it the perfect big creamy head.

Also the perfect degree of malt flavour.

Subtle malty, sometimes grainy aroma. Low to no noble hop aroma. Clean, lager character with very restrained ester profile. No diacetyl.

Fairly bitter yet balanced by a smooth and sometimes sweet malt character that may have a rich, biscuity and/or lightly caramelly flavor. Dry finish often with lingering bitterness. Clean, lager character sometimes with slight sulfury notes and very low to no esters. Very low to medium noble hop flavor. No diacetyl.

Most Altbiers produced outside of Dusseldorf are of the Northern German style.

Most are simply moderately bitter brown lagers. Ironically “alt” refers to the old style of brewing

(i.e. making ales), which makes the term “Altbier” somewhat inaccurate and

inappropriate.

Those that are made as ales are fermented at cool

ale temperatures and lagered at cold temperatures (as with

Dusseldorf Alt).

If you can find them commercial examples would be, DAB Traditional, Hannen Alt,

Grolsch Amber, Alaskan

Amber, St. Stan’s Amber, Schmaltz’ Alt

I have been brewing since the craze in the 90’s, I stuck to it. Now I’m sharing what I know with you. So give the site below a visit today.

It will be evolving and growing with many resources for the new and old brewer alike.

The Brewmeister “Where it’s a pleasure to Brew”

http://www.thebrewmeister.info

Shawn Burgy

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From Small Business To Big Business: Boston Beer Co. Samuel Adams
By Cash Miller

 To keep things simple we’ll just refer to the company as Sam Adams which is how they are known to most of the beer drinking public anyway. Sam Adams was founded by Jim Koch back in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts. He named the beer after the famous American patriot from the Revolutionary War by the same name Samuel Adams who happened to have also been a brewer of beer. You could also say that Jim Koch is famous in many ways also. Most importantly his timing.

You see Jim Koch founded Sam Adams at a very inauspicious time. Sam Adams began operation just as the U.S. Craft Brewery Movement was exploding within the United States. Within ten years of the founding of Sam Adams there were over 600 other craft brewery companies otherwise known as microbreweries operating within the U.S. and Sam Adams was at the front of the movement.

So where did the recipe for Sam Adams Boston Lager originate? The recipe itself was actually developed in 1860 by Louis Koch, Jim Koch’s great-great grandfather. He sold the beer under the name Louis Koch Lager until the prohibition years and then again during the 1950’s. Eventually the recipe was handed down to Jim Koch who then with the help of Joseph Owades the man who is given credit for inventing the light beer reformulated the recipe. When they were done the Boston Lager was born.

By 1989 Sam Adams was selling 63,000 barrels of beer annually with demand rising every year. During the 1980’s they won numerous awards being voted the “Best Beer in American” at the “Great American Beer Festival”. By 2008 what had started as a beer company with one Lager had developed into a beer brewer with 20 different kinds of beer. Over the years they have experimented with a number of seasonal beers and specialty brews.

Today Sam Adams is a company as well known as any beer company in America. And they are at the forefront in experimenting with new ways to tantalize the taste buds. They capitalize on the American spirit of patriotism while still honoring our founding fathers who would’ve enjoyed a Sam Adams beer as much as the rest of us. Jim Koch in building up the Sam Adams brewery helped to change the tastes of Americans for beer. He showed the public that something better could be had and helped lead a new American Revolution in the process.

So whatever it is that your company does or will do don’t be afraid to be different and stand out. Being lost in the crowd will not get you anywhere. Whatever it is you do you should strive to be the best and stand out from the rest.

Cash Miller is an experienced entrepreneur and speaker who has spent over a decade as a small business owner. His years of experience in small business cover a variety of topics. If you are looking for more small business help please check out http://www.smallbusinessdelivered.com

English Bitter: The Style
By Shawn Burgy

 English Bitter is one of the most satisfying of styles.

To the homebrewer this can be one of the easiest styles of beer to make.

Bitter as a style has many different tastes and surprises.

Most are usually bittersweet and hoppy.

English Bitter gets this from generous supply’s of British noble hops.

The hops of which I speak are Challenger, Wye Target,Fuggles and the most prestigious of them all East Kent Golding’s.

There are many regional takes on this style as well.

One of the more famous was Boddingtons Bitter.

This beer was once a staple of the Greater Manchester area before Inbev bought them out.

Sadly The Strangways Brewery in Manchester has since been shut down.

This was a very good example of an English Bitter that was once respected by me.

Another example of this style was Mansfield Bitter.

Again sadly the brewery in Mansfield,Nottinghamshire has since closed.

It’s no longer a staple of Mansfield where it’s adored across the Midlands.

Very few examples of true English Bitter are available in the states.

There however are many examples of Pale Ale across the board.

English Bitter in included is in the Pale Ale family.

There are actually three category’s for English Bitter.

Theres Ordinary Bitter with a gravity between 1.035 - 1.040.

I like my Ordinary Bitter between 1.038 and 1.040.

Usually hopped with 25-35 IBU’s.

Then theres Special/Best Bitter with gravity’s between 1.040 - 1.048. Hop IBU’s around 25-40.

Also there is Extra Special Bitter or ESB for short.

Gravity’s usually between 1.048 - 1.060.

This usually gets generous IBU’s around 30-50+.

Respectively there almost always malty and bittersweet.

Usually the flavours don’t change much between the three examples.

The higher gravity beers tend to accentuate the flavorful British malt.

Grain wise you want to seek out a very good floor malted British two-row barley.

My favorite malts in this case are Thomas Fawcett Marris Otter and Halcyon.

This is a family owned malting company in West Yorkshire.

Examples of beers made with Thomas Fawcett malts are Theakstons Old Pecuiler, Bass Pale Ale. Just to name a few.

Be sure to use good fresh British hops as well.

So try making them and make them your own.

I think you will be impressed.

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I have been brewing since the craze in the 90’s, I stuck to it. Now I’m sharing what I know with you. So give the site below a visit today.

It will be evolving and growing with many resources for the new and old brewer alike.

The Brewmeister “Where it’s a pleasure to Brew” http://www.thebrewmeister.info

Shawn Burgy

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