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Belgian Dark Strong Ale • All Grain • 10 gal

BelgianWannabe

dark belgian style strong ale

October 10, 2006  04:03pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain10 gal)

  • 27 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 3 lbs Weyermann CaraAmber®;Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraAmber®;Weyermann

    Bock Beer, Dunkel Ale, Brown Ale , Red Lager, Amber Ale, Amber Lager

  • .50 lbs Weyermann CaraMunich® II;Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraMunich® II;Weyermann

    Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.

  • 1 lbs Honey Malt

    Honey Malt

    Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.

  • .50 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • .50 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • .20 lbs White Table Sugar (Sucrose)

    White Table Sugar (Sucrose)

    Common household table/baking sugar. Lightens flavor and body of beer. Can contribute a cider-like flavor to the beer if not cold-fermented or used in large quantities.

  • .80 lbs Dark Brown Sugar

    Dark Brown Sugar

    Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.

  • 1 oz Nugget -13.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Nugget

    This is very bitter and often used in medium to dark ales and lagers. Aroma is quite heavy and herbal.

  • .25 oz Strisselspalter -3.2 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Strisselspalter

    French variety related to Hallertauer.

  • White LabsWLP550Belgian Ale

    White LabsWLP550Belgian Ale

    Saisons, Belgian Ales, Belgian Reds, Belgian Browns, and White beers are just a few of the classic Belgian beer styles that can be created with this yeast strain. Phenolic and spicy flavors dominate the profile, with less fruitiness then WLP500.

Notes

actually used whitelabs belgian blend, new yeast, not yet in this system. low mash efficiency due to boil over....lots of fermentable sugars lost. if you brew this batch and don't mess it up like i did, it will come out much stronger and darker

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 -Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: E -Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.088 1.075 -1.110
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 1.010 -1.024
Color: 18.6 SRM 12 -22
Alcohol: 9.7% ABV 8% -11%
Bitterness: 14.5 IBU 20 -35

Discussion

BelgianWannabe

i'll rate it when i taste it

2006-10-10 4:35pm

brewed it this weekend. real bad boil over, lost lots of sugars. still, smells and looks great, can't wait to drink/bottle it

BelgianWannabe

very tasty....better than i expected for my first batch

2006-11-28 11:26am

i had a boil over, and lost alot of mash effiency, but it still came out tasty, and with a good alcohol percentage..... that white labs belgian blend is an excellent yeast... the brew came out sweet with a very mild hop profile, a dark amber color, and an aroma similar to avery's "the reverend" will post one more review after it has had a week to carbonate

BelgianWannabe

amazing

2006-12-12 3:40pm

after allowing the batch to sit for enough time to allow full carbonation (via bottle conditioning), the fully carbonated finished product is absolutely excellent, i have given out numerous samples, and got back nothing but great reviews on the strength and flavor. very happy with the finished product

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