Purple Rain
Belgian Dark Strong Ale • Partial Mash • 3 gal
When bottling, add Belgian Ale yeast
November 16, 2011 pm 02:02pm
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 3 gal)
- 2.0 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 1.0 lbs
2-Row Caramel Malt 80L; Briess
2-Row Caramel Malt 80L; Briess
Pronounced Caramel, Slight Burnt Sugar, Raisiny, Prune. Characteristics & Applications: • In contrast to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam, foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • 2-Row Caramel Malt 80L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts red to deep red color. • Use 3-15% in Amber and Red beers. • Use 10-15% in Bock beers. • Use 7-15% in Dark beers. • Use 10-15% in Porter and Stout. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1.0 lbs
German Dark Munich
German Dark Munich
Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.
- 2.0 lbs
Dry Amber Extract
Dry Amber Extract
Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.
- 0.5 lbs
Candi Sugar Dark
Candi Sugar Dark
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.
- 0.3125 lbs
Treacle
Treacle
Imparts intense, sweet flavor. A British mixture of molasses, invert sugar and golden syrup (corn syrup). Use in dark English ales.
- 0.5 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 0.5 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1.0 oz
Saaz - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1.0 oz
Saaz - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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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.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.078 | 1.075 - 1.110 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.010 - 1.024 | |
| Color: | 27.0 SRM | 12 - 22 | |
| Alcohol: | 8.5% ABV | 8% - 11% | |
| Bitterness: | 31.7 IBU | 20 - 35 |
