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Mix Honey Grand Cru

Mix Honey Grand Cru

Belgian Specialty Ale • All Grain • 19.50 L

bear2bear

My first brew for this type of beer. I used a mix of orange honey (about 250g) and clover honey (about 750g).

April 27, 2011 am 04:21am

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain, 19.50 L)

  • 5.27 kg Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 0.4 kg Belgian Wheat Malt

    Belgian Wheat Malt

    Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.

  • 0.227 kg Caramunich® (Organic); Weyermann®

    Caramunich® (Organic); Weyermann®

    Weyermann Organic CARAMUNICH® is produced from malted German two-row barley from certified organic cultivation. Weyermann CARAMUNICH® consists of golden brown kernels, with a very aromatic smell. Our malts are produced according to the strict „German Purity Law“. We don’t use any genetically manipulated materials.

  • 0.055 kg Weyermann CaraRed®; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraRed®; Weyermann

    Red Ale, Red Lager, Scottish Ale, Amber Wheat, Bock Beer, Brown Ale, Alt Beer

  • 1.0 kg Honey

    Honey

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

  • 37 g Mt. Hood - 3.8 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Mt. Hood

    Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.

  • 14 g Liberty - 4.3 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Liberty

    Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.

  • 14 g Liberty - 4.3 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Liberty

    Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.

  • 21 g Corriander crushed - boil for 15 min. (omitted from calculations)

    Corriander crushed

    Coriander is the seed of Coriandrum sativum, a plant in the parsley family. The seed is ground or crushed. Coriander has a mild, distinctive taste similar to a blend of lemon and sage.

  • 21 g Corriander crushed - boil for 5 min. (omitted from calculations)

    Corriander crushed

    Coriander is the seed of Coriandrum sativum, a plant in the parsley family. The seed is ground or crushed. Coriander has a mild, distinctive taste similar to a blend of lemon and sage.

  • 28 g Orange Peel (dried) - boil for 5 min. (omitted from calculations)

    Orange Peel (dried)

    Has a fragrantt sweet odor and a subtle mild sweetness. One medium orange has about 3 tablespoons of grated peel.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - boil for 15 min. (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

    A dried red-brown marine algae. Fining agent to remove large proteins. Negatively charged polymer attracts positively charged protein-tannin complexes (extracted from grain husks and hops) during the boil. This action is aided by the clumping of proteins in the boiling process. Irish moss settles to the bottom of the brew kettle with spent hops and hot break material at the end of the boil.

  • Wyeast 1098 British Ale™

    Wyeast 1098 British Ale™

    From Whitbread. Ferments dry and crisp, slightly tart, fruity and well-balanced. Ferments well down to 65F.

Notes

2 step mashing with a protein rest. Protein rest for 25 min. at 55C. High temp Sacc. rest (at 69-71C) for 90 min. Mash-out at 76C for 15 min. The yeast was actually Wyeast 9097-PC Old Ale Brend. Added 1 tsp of gypsum at mash-in. The OG was 1.086.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: E - Belgian Specialty Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.077 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.016 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 8.2 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 8.1% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 22.8 IBU 0 - 100

Discussion

bear2bear

Tasted

2011-12-30 6:58am

Bottled on 6/13/11. The FG was 1.012. The beer has a very intense mead character, a bit too much for my taste. I think that it is better not to use more than 2 kinds of honeys mixed. Also it turned out to be a little too big and heavy for the style, though it is quite easy to drink.

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