Spotted Tongue Belgian Specialty
Belgian Specialty Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Sugar was actually belgian sugar cubes
May 8, 2004 pm 05:54pm
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
Rye Malt
Rye Malt
Often used in German Ales and specialty beers
- .5 lbs
Belgian Munich
Belgian Munich
Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- .5 lbs
Dextrine Malt
Dextrine Malt
In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.
- .5 lbs
German Dark Munich
German Dark Munich
Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.
- 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 oz
Styrian Goldings - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- .5 oz
Styrian Goldings - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- .5 oz
Styrian Goldings - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- 1 oz
grated fresh ginger - (omitted from calculations)
grated fresh ginger
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White Labs WLP565 Belgian Saison I
White Labs WLP565 Belgian Saison I
Classic Saison yeast from Wallonia. It produces earthy, peppery, and spicy notes. Slightly sweet. With high gravity saisons, brewers may wish to dry the beer with an alternate yeast added after 75% fermentation.
Notes
Single step infusion mash. Batch sparge. Rye malt was toasted.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Specialty Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.057 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 8.2 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.9% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 25.7 IBU | 0 - 100 |
