
Christina Hendricks
Flanders Red Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
Amber Bier De Garden / Farmhouse
January 6, 2013 am 01:12am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 9.75 lbs
Belgian Pale
Belgian Pale
Fully modified and is easily converted.
- 2 lbs
Belgian Munich
Belgian Munich
Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.
- .65 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- .125 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- .25 lbs
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.
- .0625 lbs
Black; Crisp
Black; Crisp
Dark color and an astringent smoky flavor.
- 1 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.
- .4 oz
Brewers Gold - 10.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Brewers Gold
Sibling of and similar to Bullion only maturing earlier and more disease resistant. English/wild Canadian cross. Pungent English character. very poor
- 2 oz
Strisselspalter - 2.3 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Strisselspalter
French variety related to Hallertauer.
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Wyeast 3726-PC Farmhouse Ale
Wyeast 3726-PC Farmhouse Ale
This strain produces complex esters balanced with earthy/spicy notes. Slightly tart and dry with a peppery finish. A perfect strain for farmhouse ales and saisons.
Notes
WLP 670 American Farmhouse Single infusion mash at 150 for 60 Minutes Batch Sparge for 30 Minutes Added Sugar with 10 Minutes left in boil Cooled in a pile of snow. Wild Starter made Consecration by Russian River and L'Brett D'Or by Crooked Stave Brewing Company 4 days before. Added the WLP yeast brew day. Pitch the whole starter next morning.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 17 - Sour Ale
Subcategory: B - Flanders Red Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.074 | 1.048 - 1.057 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.009 | 1.002 - 1.012 | ![]() |
Color: | 25.0 SRM | 10 - 16 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 8.5% ABV | 4.6% - 6.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 23.4 IBU | 10 - 25 | ![]() |
Discussion
Transfer
2013-01-17 11:21pm
After 12 days transferred to secondary. 1.025 gravity. Beautiful orange brown
kegged at
2013-02-09 8:31pm
Final gravity 1.004