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
