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Belgian Dark Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
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February 9, 2016 am 11:34am
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
- .25 lbs
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.
- .3 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- .2 lbs
Roasted Barley; Simpsons
Roasted Barley; Simpsons
A typical ingredient of Irish dry stouts.
- 1.5 lbs
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 1 oz
Brewers Gold - 5.6 AA% whole; 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
- 1 oz
Bravo™ - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Bravo™
Bravo is a second generation super high alpha variety that was developed by the Hopsteiner Breeding Program and released in 2006. It has good resistance to powdery mildew. Bravo is an excellent bittering hop that provides pleasant fruity and floral aroma characteristics.—usahops.org
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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.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.071 | 1.075 - 1.110 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.024 | ![]() |
Color: | 20.0 SRM | 12 - 22 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 7.8% ABV | 8% - 11% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 35.0 IBU | 20 - 35 | ![]() |