
Big Tree Rare Vos Clone
Belgian Specialty Ale • Extract • 5 gal
Based on the Can You Brew It recipe and some homebrew forum research
May 4, 2015 pm 07:44pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .5 lbs
Aromatic Malt; Briess
Aromatic Malt; Briess
Golden rich color and a smooth malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Munich-style malt that will contribute an intensely malty flavor and aroma. • Use in any beer style for additional maltiness. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- .75 lbs
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.
- 1 lbs
2-Row Carapils® Malt; Briess
2-Row Carapils® Malt; Briess
Very low color or flavor contribution. Characteristics & Applications: • The endosperm is completely glassy and will appear to be darker than standard Brewers Malt. • Carapils® is a very unique dextrine-style malt that adds body, foam retention, and beer stability without influencing color or flavor. • Use to upgrade all types of beer, including light colored beers. • The non-fermentables in Carapils® are very advantageous in balancing body and flavor of dark colored beers. • May be used with or without other specialty malts. • Low usage of 1-5% will help achieve desired results. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 6.6 lbs
CBW® Pilsen Light Liquid (Malt Extract); Briess
CBW® Pilsen Light Liquid (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 oz
Styrian Goldings - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- 1.25 oz
Styrian Goldings - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- .6 oz
Bitter Curacao/Bitter Orange (Peel) - @ 15 min. (omitted from calculations)
Bitter Curacao/Bitter Orange (Peel)
Used in Belgian Wit beers. Add to last 5 minutes of boil.
- .3 oz
Grains of Paradise - + .15oz. coriander @ 15min (omitted from calculations)
Grains of Paradise
Pungent peppery flavor.
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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
Ferment at 72 degrees, ramp up to 78 degrees. Notes: I do not know if they spices were ground or not. Personally, I usually coarsely grind coriander by putting it in a zip-lock bag and pounding it with a rolling pin or heavy glass. It cracks the seeds, but does not make a powder. I do this about 30 minutes before the boil to ensure that the spices retain freshness. The brewer discussed the importance of obtaining fresh spices. Also, make sure to obtain the bitter orange peel, not zest or sweet peel. WLP570 is historically a poor flocculating yeast. Just FYI. The brewer also tried this recipe with WLP500, WLP530, WLP550, and harvested yeast from a Rare Vos bottle. The only other yeast that was close was WLP530. Even then, it was a noticeably different beer. To use Ommegang yeast, step up dregs from their wit.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Specialty Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.055 | 1.026 - 1.120 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 0.995 - 1.035 | ![]() |
Color: | 8.6 SRM | 1 - 50 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.8% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 22.4 IBU | 0 - 100 | ![]() |