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backmans belgian strong ale

backmans belgian strong ale

Belgian Golden Strong Ale • Extract • 5 gal

August 23, 2002 pm 02:32pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 3 lbs American Caramel 40°L

    American Caramel 40°L

    Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Caramunich

    Belgian Caramunich

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

  • 6 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 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract

    Dry Extra Light Extract

    For making very pale ales and lagers.

  • 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.

  • 1.5 oz Fuggle - 5.4 AA% pellets; 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.

  • .5 oz Fuggle - 5.4 AA% pellets; boiled 50 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • 1 oz Crystal - 4.1 AA% pellets; boiled 40 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • .5 oz Crystal - 4.1 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • .5 oz Crystal - 3.2 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • .5 tsp irish moss - (omitted from calculations)

    irish moss

  • 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.

Notes

steep grains in 2.5 gallons of 150deg water for 30min. bring to boil and add LME and DME and candi sugar. bring back to a boil and follow the hop chart. add irish moss at T-minus 15min. cool, pitch yeast, and ferment in primary for 5 to 7 days. rack to secondary. secondary for 2 - 3 weeks. prime and bottle.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.085 1.070 - 1.095
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.005 - 1.016
Color: 18.6 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 9.7% ABV 7.5% - 10.5%
Bitterness: 47.9 IBU 22 - 35

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