Spotted Tongue Wheat Dubbel Date
Belgian Specialty Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Will serve at NHC if it's good.
May 17, 2011 pm 04:27pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 6 lbs
Munich TYPE I; Weyermann®
Munich TYPE I; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Imparts strongly malty notes to finished beer. Intended mainly for dark ales and lagers. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill Suitability (beer styles): Lagers: Oktoberfestbier, Märzen, Bockbier, Dunkel Ales: Dark, Stout
- 0.5 lbs
Chocolate Wheat Malt
Chocolate Wheat Malt
Intensifies aroma; improves color. For dark ales, alt, dark wheat, stout and porter.
- 6 lbs
Cargill White Wheat; Cargill Malt
Cargill White Wheat; Cargill Malt
Produced from the finest American Soft White Winter Wheat, Cargill White Wheat may be used in amounts up to 60% in creating many styles of wheat beer and in smaller amounts (5 -10%) to aid in head retention.
- 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.
- 1.1 lbs
Molasses
Molasses
Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.
- 0.6 oz
Magnum - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Magnum
Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.
- 0.2 oz
Czech Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Czech Saaz
Very mild. 'Noble'.
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White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale
White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale
Used in two of the six Trappist breweries remaining in the world, this yeast produces the distinctive fruitiness and plum characteristics. Excellent yeast for high gravity beers, Belgian ales, dubbels and trippels.
Notes
SS infusion mash @ 150. Yeast cake from previous batch. Molasses is actually date syrup. Amber candi sugar is actually palm sugar.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Specialty Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.069 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 25.0 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.2% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 26.4 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
Very good, would make again.
2011-08-06 11:44am
Many favorable comments when served at NHC, and from friends. Date syrup adds a nice flavor.
