Altbier - Extract Beer Brewing Kit (5 Gallons)

(Makes 5 gallons) German for "old ale", Altbiers are a German version of Brown Ale. A malty beer with a firm bitterness. This beer can be further enhanced by cold aging for a month or two. It is rare to find a good commercial example of Altbier in the U.S. The malt extract for this kit is made entirely from Pilsner Malt, giving it that classic European flavor.

Estimated Original Gravity:1.051-54
SRM (Color Range: 16
IBU's: 29-31 Estimated Alcohol Percentage: 5%

Our recipe kits DO NOT include grain bags, yeast or priming sugar. The recommended yeast(s) can be found below. All grains will come milled.


WLP036 - White Labs Dusseldorf Alt
WY1007 - Wyeast German Ale
WY2565 - Wyeast Kolsch
GY021 - GigaYeast Kolsch Bier
DY33 - Fermentis Safale K-97

Please Note: the recommended yeast found on your kit's included recipe sheet may not match the recommendations on this page. The correct yeast recommendations are found above, as well as the add-on drop down menu.

Please Note: In order to better serve our customers, we are now offering our extract recipe kits with either Liquid Malt Extract (LME) or Dried Malt Extract (DME). The majority of our DME kits were converted from the LME version, which is why you may notice slight variances in the extract names and quantities on your recipe sheet. You may also find that your Specific Gravity and ABV% are slightly higher if you choose DME. Whether LME or DME, add all extracts provided according to the recipe sheet. For further details, please reference the conversion chart below.