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After Sunset Colorado
Belgian Dark Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
Brewed a belgian dark using colorado base grain.
September 17, 2011 pm 04:53pm
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Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 11.1 lbs
Belgian Pale
Belgian Pale
Fully modified and is easily converted.
- 2.8 lbs
Belgian Munich
Belgian Munich
Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.
- 0.75 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- 0.5 lbs
Belgian Caramunich
Belgian Caramunich
Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.
- 0.36 lbs
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.
- 1 lbs
Wheat Flaked
Wheat Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 1.25 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.
- 1 oz
Northern Brewer - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
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White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale
White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale
From East Flanders, versatile yeast that can produce light Belgian ales to high gravity Belgian beers (12% ABV). A combination of fruitiness and phenolic characteristics dominate the flavor profile. Some sulfur is produced during fermentation, which will
Notes
Brew in the bag, ended up being very belgium with a large amount of grain and small amount of water. Slow ramped this over 3 hours to 150 degrees. Single sparge. Added 3 Cups table sugar to the boil. WLP570 is second generation, saved from a friends duval clone. Initial Gravity of 1.094 One Week Gravity 1.034, moved into secondary. Taste is strong on cloves, very nice. After 3 weeks in Secondary bottled with 5oz corn sugar. Final Gravity 1.020.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.094 | 1.075 - 1.110 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.016 | 1.010 - 1.024 | |
| Color: | 21.4 SRM | 12 - 22 | |
| Alcohol: | 10.3% ABV | 8% - 11% | |
| Bitterness: | 27.4 IBU | 20 - 35 | |
Discussion
Needed to age
2012-09-17 11:13am
This beer was really good, but it needed to age to mellow. Unfortunately as it aged it continued to carbonate and bottle bombs erupted. Will brew again except with 1-3 more months in the carboy before bottling.
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