Oktoberfest vs Alt bier grain bill

[beersk]

@hopfenundmalz

@ynotbrusum

@denny

The thing to keep in mind is that in general it’s only American versions of alt that include Munich.  That’s very unlike Ofest.

Kai uses Munich:

Kaiser Alt - German brewing and more

He’s pretty German

I think the ones in Duesseldorf go from low/no Munich malt character (Uerige) to very evident (Schumacher).

Bitterness goes from medium to very high (Uerige).

Kai’s looks like it would make a Schumacher or maybe closer would be Im Fuchschen.

Interesting. The last Uerige alt I had was very much like a Dunkel, with a slight bit more hop bitterness. Perhaps it was an old bottle.

[hopfenundmalz]

@beersk

@hopfenundmalz

@ynotbrusum

@denny

The thing to keep in mind is that in general it’s only American versions of alt that include Munich.  That’s very unlike Ofest.

Kai uses Munich:

Kaiser Alt - German brewing and more

He’s pretty German

I think the ones in Duesseldorf go from low/no Munich malt character (Uerige) to very evident (Schumacher).

Bitterness goes from medium to very high (Uerige).

Kai’s looks like it would make a Schumacher or maybe closer would be Im Fuchschen.

Interesting. The last Uerige alt I had was very much like a Dunkel, with a slight bit more hop bitterness. Perhaps it was an old bottle.

The stated best by is short, 6 to 8 weeks IIRC. Yeah, the malt character changes.

[klickitat_jim]

I can tell the difference between Alaskan Amber and Widmer Okto, even if you soak the labels off.

[skatz (Stevie)]

@klickitat_jim

I can tell the difference between Alaskan Amber and Widmer Okto, even if you soak the labels off.

I’m sure the fact that Alaskan uses short necks and Widmer uses embossed long necks doesn’t hurt your odds. [emoji6]

[klickitat_jim]

@klickitat_jim

I can tell the difference between Alaskan Amber and Widmer Okto, even if you soak the labels off.

I’m sure the fact that Alaskan uses short necks and Widmer uses embossed long necks doesn’t hurt your odds. [emoji6]

Dang it!