
6-21-15
Belgian Dark Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
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July 23, 2015 pm 04:01pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 13 lbs
Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®
Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics:Perfect foundation grist for all lagers. Excellent modification and favorable protein and glucan levels. Excellent lautering properties. Provides finished beer with substantial body and mouthfeel, as well as good foam development and head retention. Very flexible grain with high extract efficiency for reliable lager-making in any brew house, including pub ale systems. Yields optimum results for any process⎯from single-step to multi-step infusion, to decoction. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): All lagers, especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, low-alcohol beer, “light“ beer, Belgian beers
- 1 lbs
Caramel Vienna Malt; Malteries Franco-Belges
Caramel Vienna Malt; Malteries Franco-Belges
This malt strengthens the color and increases the mellowness of all beer styles while also providing a fine aroma and taste.
- .5 lbs
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 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.
- 1 oz
Mt. Hood - 7.1 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Mt. Hood
Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.
- 1 oz
Goldings - 3.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Goldings
Mild. Slightly flowery.
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Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™
Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™
Robust top cropping yeast with phenolic character. Alcohol tolerance to 12%. Ideal for Biere de Garde. Ferments dry with rich ester profile and malty palate.
Notes
added lambic blend 7-2
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.084 | 1.075 - 1.110 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.010 - 1.024 | ![]() |
Color: | 23.0 SRM | 12 - 22 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 9.2% ABV | 8% - 11% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 31.6 IBU | 20 - 35 | ![]() |