
Spiced Belgian Seasonal Ale
Belgian Specialty Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
I was shooting for a Christmas Ale everybody would like - not too heavy, not too dark, not to spicy. Brewed this in early November - Many positive comments!!
December 17, 2003 pm 01:07pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 8 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 2 lbs
Munich Malt
Munich Malt
Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 80°L
Crystal Malt 80°L
Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.
- 1 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- 1 oz
East Kent Goldings - 4.7 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- .5 oz
East Kent Goldings - 4.7 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1 tsp
Ginger; 1.5 Cardamon; 1 Cinamon - (omitted from calculations)
Ginger; 1.5 Cardamon; 1 Cinamon
- 1.5 oz
Sweet Orange Peel - (omitted from calculations)
Sweet Orange Peel
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White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale
White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale
Used in two of the six Trappist breweries remaining in the world, this yeast produces the distinctive fruitiness and plum characteristics. Excellent yeast for high gravity beers, Belgian ales, dubbels and trippels.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Specialty Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.059 | 1.026 - 1.120 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 0.995 - 1.035 | ![]() |
Color: | 16.3 SRM | 1 - 50 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 6.1% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 30.6 IBU | 0 - 100 | ![]() |
Discussion
Mashing
2010-11-23 10:22pm
What temperature did you mash at?