
Kwak
Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 6 gal
Going to try this Kwak Clone
October 6, 2015 pm 03:02pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 6 gal)
- 14 lbs
Pilsen 2RS Malt; Castle Malting
Pilsen 2RS Malt; Castle Malting
Features: The lightest coloured Belgian malt. Produced from the finest European two-row spring barley varieties: Henley, Tipple, Sebastian, Prestige, Thorgall. Kilned at up to 80- 85°C. Usage: All beer types. Can be used up to 100% or as part of the mixture. Characteristics: The lightest in colour and low in protein, this malt is well modified and can be easily mashed with a single-temperature infusion. Our Pilsen malt carries a strong, sweet malt flavour and contains enough enzymatic power to be used as base malt.
- 1.75 lbs
Munich 25 EBC Malt; Castle Malting
Munich 25 EBC Malt; Castle Malting
Features: Belgian specialty malt of Münich type. Kilned up to 100-105°C. Usage: Pale ale, amber, brown, strong and dark beers, Bocks. Recommended proportion: up to 60%. Characteristics: Rich, golden malt. Provides a modest colour increase toward a nice, golden orange colour. Adds a pronounced grainy malty flavour to many beer styles without affecting the foam stability and body. Is also used in small quantities in combination with Pilsen 2RS to produce light colour beers improving the malty flavour and giving a richer colour. Enhances the taste of character beers.
- 0.37 lbs
Special B Malt; Castle Malting
Special B Malt; Castle Malting
Features: Very special Belgian dark malt, obtained through specific double drying process. Usage: Abbey ales, Trappist ales, dubbels, porters, brown ales, doppelbocks. Recommended proportion: 10%. Characteristics: Is used to produce a deep red to dark brown-black colour and fuller body. Unique flavour and aroma. Gives much colour and raisin-like flavour. Imparts a rich malty taste and a hint of nut and plum flavour. May substitute Chocolate and Black malt if bitterness is not desired.
- 1.5 lbs
Candi Sugar Clear
Candi Sugar Clear
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.
- 0.5 oz
Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- 1 oz
Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Goldings
Mild. Slightly flowery.
- 0.5 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey™
Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey™
Abbey-style top-fermenting yeast, suitable for high-gravity beers. Estery.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.087 | 1.070 - 1.095 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 1.005 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 12.2 SRM | 3 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 10.1% ABV | 7.5% - 10.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 18.3 IBU | 22 - 35 | ![]() |