Jon's semi leffe-a-like
Belgian Golden Strong Ale • Extract • 5.00 gal
This is my first stab at a belgian of moderate strength. You can boil the extract with the crystal malt if you like - a little irish moss should help settle the proteins.
April 18, 2002 am 05:01am
Ingredients (Extract, 5.00 gal)
- 1.00 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 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.
- 1.10 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 2 lbs
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
Common household table/baking sugar. Lightens flavor and body of beer. Can contribute a cider-like flavor to the beer if not cold-fermented or used in large quantities.
- 2.50 oz
Fuggle - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
-
Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey™
Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey™
Abbey-style top-fermenting yeast, suitable for high-gravity beers. Estery.
Notes
The beer may be more amber than blonde, and the hopping is light. I would experiment with different flavoring and aromatic hops next time.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.058 | 1.070 - 1.095 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.008 | 1.005 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 12.5 SRM | 3 - 6 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.5% ABV | 7.5% - 10.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 50.0 IBU | 22 - 35 |
