
2-29-24 Green cap
Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
.bottled on 3/24
March 24, 2024 pm 05:20pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 11 lbs
Cargill Euro Pils; Cargill Malt
Cargill Euro Pils; Cargill Malt
Fashioned after the great Pilsner malts of Europe, Cargill Euro Pils is malted in our Canadian malting facility using the finest Canadian two-row barley. This malt exhibits the distinct "grassiness" often associated with European Pilsner malts.
- 1/8 lbs
Acidulated Malt
Acidulated Malt
High lactic acid. For lambics, sour mash beers, Irish stout, pilsners and wheats.
- 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
Sterling - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Sterling
Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 2.8 AA% pellets; 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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Imperial Yeast B48 Triple Double
Imperial Yeast B48 Triple Double
The perfect strain for your classic abbey ales. Triple Double produces moderate esters with low to no phenolic characteristics. This strain is tried and true and works perfectly in a production environment. Keep an eye on Triple Double, it likes to sit on top of the wort throughout fermentation which may result in a slow fermentation.
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White Labs WLP545 Belgian Strong Ale
White Labs WLP545 Belgian Strong Ale
From the Ardennes region of Belgium, this classic yeast strain produces moderate levels of ester and spicy phenolic character. Typically results in a dry, but balanced finish. This yeast is well suited for Belgian dark strongs, Abbey Ales, and seasonal beers.
Notes
2.5 GYPSUM, 2 CALCIUM CHLORIDE .50 KOSHER SALT.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 25 - Strong Belgian Ale
Subcategory: C - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.071 | 1.070 - 1.095 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.008 | 1.005 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 3.4 SRM | 3 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 8.2% ABV | 7.5% - 10.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 36.8 IBU | 22 - 35 | ![]() |