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Hoe garden Grand Cru

Hoe garden Grand Cru

Belgian Golden Strong Ale • Partial Mash • 5.25 gal

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My attempt at cloning Hoegaarden's Grand Cru

October 6, 2011 pm 01:45pm

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Ingredients (Partial Mash5.25 gal)

  • .75 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

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

  • 1.5 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 1.5 lbs Belgian Wheat Malt

    Belgian Wheat Malt

    Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.

  • 7 lbs CBW® Pilsen Light Powder (Dry Malt Extract); Briess

    CBW® Pilsen Light Powder (Dry Malt Extract); Briess

    Neutral to subtle flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • CBW® Pilsen Light is a liquid, 100% pure malted barley extract made from 100% Briess malts and water. It is the lightest pure malted barley extract available and produces a very crisp, clear wort. • CBW® Pilsen Light can be used in the production of all extract beer styles and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers. • Advantages of using extract in a brewhouse include: o Save time. o Increase capacity/boost productivity. o Extends the brew size by adding malt solids to the wort. o Boost gravity. o Adjust color. o Improve body and head retention. • Briess Malt & Ingredients Company is the only vertically integrated malting company in North America. That means we make our pure malt extracts from our own malt so you are assured of receiving only the fullest flavored, freshest, pure malt extracts for top brewhouse performance.

  • .75 lbs Wheat Flaked

    Wheat Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • .38 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • .25 lbs Rice Hulls

    Rice Hulls

    Rice Hulls are used as a filter medium, mostly used in all grain wheat beers to help prevent a stuck mash.

  • 1.5 oz East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • .75 oz East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • .75 oz Czech Saaz - 3.2 AA% whole; boiled 2 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • .75 oz Bitter Curacao/Bitter Orange (Peel) - (.25@15min);(.5@2min) (omitted from calculations)

    Bitter Curacao/Bitter Orange (Peel)

    Used in Belgian Wit beers. Add to last 5 minutes of boil.

  • 1.25 tsp Corriander seeds - (.75@15);(.5@2min) (omitted from calculations)

    Corriander seeds

    Coriander is the seed of Coriandrum sativum, a plant in the parsley family. The seed is globular and almost round, brown to yellow red, and 1/5 inch in diameter with alternating straight and wavy ridges. Coriander has a mild, distinctive taste similar to a blend of lemon and sage.

  • White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale

    White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale

    Slightly phenolic and tart, this is the original yeast used to produce Wit in Belgium.

Notes

Single Infusion @ 155* Divide orange peel accordingly: .25oz @ 15min .5oz @ 2min And the Coriander: .75tsp @ 15min .5tsp @ 2min

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.082 1.070 - 1.095
Terminal Gravity: 1.017 1.005 - 1.016
Color: 7.9 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 8.6% ABV 7.5% - 10.5%
Bitterness: 24.9 IBU 22 - 35

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