Brewing a German Altbier with Fermentis K97 Ale Yeast

This week, we taste a German Altbier fermented with K97 Ale Yeast from Fermentis.

Not too long ago Mike tried K97 for the first time on a simple Blonde Ale. The goal then was to see how clean the yeast was. There have been some reports of if being a little phenol positive and not a clean fermenting yeast. Well the Blonde Ale experiment was absolutely great and super clean so it was time to do something in the German Ale lineage; hence Altbier.

This beer was red, toasty and a touch spicy. The use or aromatic malt and caramunich really pushed the flavor profile in the right direction. Despite the low alpha acid of the Hersbruker hops there was a pleasant touch of bitterness and some lingering Nobel Hop herbal spice.

Altbier is a great winter style. Something that is easy to drink delivers tons of flavor while giving you a break from some bigger heavier stouts.

Cheers!

RECIPE:
3gallon batch

4.5lbs Pilsner
0.5lb Aromatic Malt
0.5lb Caramunich I (35L)
2oz Carafa special III 470L
2oz Hersbruker Hops 2.2 AA 60min

K97 Safale German Ale Yeast

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