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Belgian Golden

Belgian Golden

Belgian Golden Strong Ale • Extract • 5 gal

ericw13

This recipe is the first where I've used yeast recultured from a commercial beer. In this case, I recultured the yeast from a bottle of Orval for about a month, split the bottle then fed it again to get to almost 22 oz. of starter.

August 12, 2004 pm 10:46pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .5 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • .5625 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

    Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles

  • 6.875 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.

  • 2 oz Styrian Goldings - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 1 oz Styrian Goldings - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 1 oz Czech Saaz - 5.7 AA% pellets; boiled 3 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • Wyeast 1762 Belgian Abbey II™

    Wyeast 1762 Belgian Abbey II™

    High gravity yeast with distinct warming character from ethanol production. Slightly fruity with dry finish.

Notes

This recipe actually used a 22 oz. starter of recultured Orval yeast. I just picked B.A.II as a close approximation to the real yeast.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.074 1.070 - 1.095
Terminal Gravity: 1.017 1.005 - 1.016
Color: 4.8 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 7.6% ABV 7.5% - 10.5%
Bitterness: 38.2 IBU 22 - 35

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