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orange blossom special

orange blossom special

Belgian Specialty Ale • All Grain • 19 L

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a reworking of a recipe from Pierre Rajotte's Brewing Belgian Beer book - with orange blossom water instead of orange blossom honey.

May 24, 2004 am 03:02am

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Ingredients (All Grain19 L)

  • 2.5 kg German Light Munich

    German Light Munich

    For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.

  • 3 kg German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • .480 kg Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 25 g East Kent Goldings - 6.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 7 g Tettnanger - 9.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 15 g Tettnanger - 9.8 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 8 tbsp Lebanese orange blossom water - (omitted from calculations)

    Lebanese orange blossom water

  • 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.

Notes

mashed 90' @ 66ºC. had a bit of a cold snap which was annoying and meant that primary dragged on for 9 days at around 16ºC most of the time, so it's not as estery as I wanted it. Also this yeast was way too attenuative, left it very dry. Dryhopped 10g of Tettnang in 2ndary which was a mistake in retrospect.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: E - Belgian Specialty Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.068 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 9.8 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 7.6% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 39.9 IBU 0 - 100

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