
10-25-15
Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
ardennes
November 3, 2015 pm 03:15pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 12 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
- .5 lbs
Carapils®/Carafoam®; Weyermann®
Carapils®/Carafoam®; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Same color rating and brewing characteristics as regular Weyermann Pilsner Malt, except for enhanced foam production, head retention, and fuller body and mouthfeel. Recommended Quantities: Up to 5% of total grain bill for pale/blond beers; up to 40% for Bockbier Suitability (beer styles): Lagers: Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, all pale to golden lagers, low-alcohol beer, “light“ beer, Bockbier
- 1 lbs
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 1 lbs
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
Common household table/baking sugar. Lightens flavor and body of beer. Can contribute a cider-like flavor to the beer if not cold-fermented or used in large quantities.
- 1 oz
Crystal - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Crystal
Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.
- 1 oz
Crystal - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Crystal
Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.
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Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes™
Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes™
One of many great beer yeasts to produce classic Belgian ales. Phenolics develop with increased fermentation temperatures, mild fuitiness and complex spicy character.
Notes
should have boiled longer than the hour i did for greater efficiancy and higher initial gravity
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.073 | 1.070 - 1.095 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.009 | 1.005 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 5.8 SRM | 3 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 8.5% ABV | 7.5% - 10.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 32.3 IBU | 22 - 35 | ![]() |