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Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
gravity too high. bottled on 2-07. Perhaps the best beer i've ever brewed according to my tastes. Started as a Duval clone, but not successful at that. Just a really good BGSA.maybe would be improved by a minimal addition of flavoring hops
January 3, 2018 pm 01:28pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 11 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- .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
- 2 lbs
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 1 oz
Northern Brewer - 9.6 AA% whole; boiled 50 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
Saaz - 3.6 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 1388 Belgian Strong Ale™
Wyeast 1388 Belgian Strong Ale™
Robust flavor yeast with moderate to high alcohol tolerance. Fruity nose and palate, dry, tart finish.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 25 - Strong Belgian Ale
Subcategory: C - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.079 | 1.070 - 1.095 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 1.005 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 4.8 SRM | 3 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 9.0% ABV | 7.5% - 10.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 36.1 IBU | 22 - 35 | ![]() |