
10-23-17
Belgian Dark Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
bottled on 11-26-17
November 26, 2017 pm 08:03pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 12 lbs
Northwest Pale Ale Malt; Great Western
Northwest Pale Ale Malt; Great Western
A slightly darker base malt than our Premium 2-Row, our Northwest Pale Ale Malt is produced from well-modified, Western-grown 2-Row barley, with a kilning regimen based closely on traditional British Pale Ale malting practices. Contributes a malty complexity to beer flavor and aroma. Excellent in American Pale Ales and American versions of British beer styles.
- 2 lbs
German Dark Munich
German Dark Munich
Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.
- .75 lbs
American Caramel 80°L
American Caramel 80°L
Mild caramel,nutty flavor, sweet. adds color(Red Ale)
- .25 lbs
Special B - Caramel malt; Dingemans
Special B - Caramel malt; Dingemans
The darkest of the Belgian crystal malts, Dingemans Special B will impart a heavy caramel taste and is often credited with the raisin-like flavors of some Belgian Abbey ales. Larger percentages (greater than 5%) will contribute a dark brown-black color and fuller body.
- .75 lbs
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 1 lbs
Belgian Candi Syrup; Dark Candi Inc.
Belgian Candi Syrup; Dark Candi Inc.
Candi syrup is a by-product of the candi sugar making process. Candi syrup has a more intense flavor and deeper color than rock candi sugar.
- 1 oz
Perle - 8.2 AA% whole; boiled 90 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
- 1 oz
Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 3.8 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
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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: 26 - Monastic Ale
Subcategory: D - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.092 | 1.075 - 1.110 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 1.010 - 1.024 | ![]() |
Color: | 20.5 SRM | 12 - 22 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 10.8% ABV | 8% - 12% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 35.6 IBU | 20 - 35 | ![]() |
Discussion
next time
2017-12-31 1:19pm
No special b next time