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Belgian Breakfast Ale

Belgian Breakfast Ale

Old Ale • All Grain • 5 gal

Beer_from_AZ

WW1 recipe from my grandfather in Belgium. Ingredients were a bit simpler then, this is the closest to the original recipe.

April 27, 2011 am 10:29am

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 10 lbs Traditional Ale Malt; International Malting

    Traditional Ale Malt; International Malting

    Well modified, full flavor.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Caramunich

    Belgian Caramunich

    Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Biscuit

    Belgian Biscuit

    Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • 1.50 lbs Barley Raw

    Barley Raw

    Raw, unmalted barley can be used to add body to your beer. Use in homebrew requires very fine milling combined with a decoction or multi-stage mash. Performs best when used in small quantities with well modified grains.

  • 0.75 lbs Corn Grits

    Corn Grits

    Imparts a corn/grain taste. Use in American lagers.

  • 0.50 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1.9 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Hallertauer Hersbrucker

    Mild to strong. 'Noble'.

  • 0.50 oz Hallertauer Tradition - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Hallertauer Tradition

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • 0.50 oz Hallertauer Tradition - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Hallertauer Tradition

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • Wyeast 3112 Brettanomyces Bruxellensis

    Wyeast 3112 Brettanomyces Bruxellensis

    Wild yeast isolated from brewery cultures in the Brussels region of Belgium. Produces the classic sweaty horse hair character indigenous to beers of this region; gueuze, lambics, sour browns. Ferments best in worts with lower pH after primary fermentation

Notes

WW1 recipe from my Belgian granfather, great breakfast!

Style (BJCP)

Category: 19 - Strong Ale

Subcategory: A - Old Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.074 1.060 - 1.090
Terminal Gravity: 1.017 1.015 - 1.022
Color: 16.8 SRM 10 - 22
Alcohol: 7.5% ABV 6% - 9%
Bitterness: 44.2 IBU 30 - 60

Discussion

Beer_from_AZ

Your opinion is valuable

2011-05-03 5:41pm

Please comment in order for me to make a better product ,thanks !

Beer_from_AZ

1st Taste test

2012-01-29 8:31pm

Great stuff, a bit softer than I expected, flavoured,bite at beginning, no after taste.

Beer_from_AZ

Actual Taste

2012-12-26 10:48pm

Using a trusty taste-ometer graph. Taste is going to slightly hoppy (59% balanced).

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