
Spotted Tongue BSA
Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal
May 9, 2002 am 05:04am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 10 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 1 lbs
Dextrine Malt
Dextrine Malt
In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.
- 1 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- 1 lbs
Candi Sugar Clear
Candi Sugar Clear
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.
- 1/2 oz
Centennial - 11.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 3/4 oz
East Kent Goldings - 6.6 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 3/4 oz
East Kent Goldings - 6.6 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1/2 oz
Sweet Orange Peel - (omitted from calculations)
Sweet Orange Peel
- 1/2 oz
Coriander - (omitted from calculations)
Coriander
-
White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale
White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale
Slightly phenolic and tart, this is the original yeast used to produce Wit in Belgium.
Notes
Bittering hop was actually Horizon, not on list. Orange peel and coriander added with flavoring hop 15 minutes before end of boil. Fermented 10 days in primary, 10 days in secondary. FG still a little higher than expected.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.063 | 1.070 - 1.095 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.018 | 1.005 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 8.4 SRM | 3 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.9% ABV | 7.5% - 10.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 32.1 IBU | 22 - 35 | ![]() |