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Alien Ale

Alien Ale

Belgian Pale Ale • Extract • 5 gal

Jeffery Gates

March 2, 2002 pm 08:16pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .5 lbs Crystal Malt 10°L

    Crystal Malt 10°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales. Characteristics & Applications: • In contract to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • Caramel 10L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts golden color. • Use 3-7% for Pilsener-style beers for balance. • Use 5-15% to provide color, sweetness and color to light amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Caramunich

    Belgian Caramunich

    Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.

  • 4.0 lbs Dry Light Extract

    Dry Light Extract

    White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.

  • 4.0 lbs Liquid Light Extract

    Liquid Light Extract

    A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 1/2 lbs Candi Sugar Amber

    Candi Sugar Amber

    Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.

  • 1.25 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • .25 oz East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • .25 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • 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.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: B - Belgian Pale Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.072 1.048 - 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 14.6 SRM 8 - 14
Alcohol: 8.1% ABV 4.8% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 21.2 IBU 20 - 30

Discussion

zuhkov

This turned out great

2002-09-10 4:49pm

I just opened my first bottle after two weeks in the secondary and two weeks in the bottle and it tastes great. I found the beer to have a sweet malt flavor and a silky mouth feel. Hops are mild and could be a bit stronger for my taste but excellent by any standard. I think it came out a bit darker than I expected but that may just be due to pixel error on my screen. If you are looking for a good Belgian style ale this is worth trying.

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