Spotted Tongue Dubbel Date Too
Belgian Dubbel • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Going to try date syrup instead of dates this time.
June 10, 2010 pm 05:25pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 10 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 1 lbs
Belgian Munich
Belgian Munich
Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.
- 0.5 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- 0.5 lbs
Belgian Caramunich
Belgian Caramunich
Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.
- 0.5 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- 1.1 lbs
Candi Sugar Amber
Candi Sugar Amber
Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.
- 1.6 lbs
Molasses
Molasses
Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.
- 1 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Brambling Cross - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Brambling Cross
Grandparent of Saxon and Viking, they have a unique toasty, buttery, slighly resiny aroma with some woody notes.
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Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™
Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™
Robust top cropping yeast with phenolic character. Alcohol tolerance to 12%. Ideal for Biere de Garde. Ferments dry with rich ester profile and malty palate.
Notes
SS mash at 150. Molasses is actually date syrup. Amber candi sugar is actually palm suger. Entered for gravity and color calculation.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: B - Belgian Dubbel
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.069 | 1.062 - 1.075 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.008 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 24.2 SRM | 10 - 17 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.4% ABV | 6% - 7.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 34.1 IBU | 15 - 25 |
