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Brentwood Piraat Strong

Brentwood Piraat Strong

Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal

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Piraat IPA clone.

May 8, 2005 pm 12:35pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 14 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • .25 lbs Acidulated Malt

    Acidulated Malt

    High lactic acid. For lambics, sour mash beers, Irish stout, pilsners and wheats.

  • 1 lbs Midwest Wheat Malt

    Midwest Wheat Malt

    Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.

  • 1.5 lbs Honey

    Honey

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

  • .75 lbs Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Generally a neutral flavor, used to reduce maltiness of beer. Produces beer with a milder, less malty flavor. Uses: Primarily for light Bohemian and Pilsner lagers.

  • .5 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 0 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 2 oz Liberty - 4.1 AA% whole; boiled 90 min

    Liberty

    Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1/2 oz Corriander, ground - (omitted from calculations)

    Corriander, ground

  • 1 oz Sweet Orange zest, fresh - (omitted from calculations)

    Sweet Orange zest, fresh

  • Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™

    Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™

    Robust top cropping yeast with phenolic character. Alcohol tolerance to 12%. Ideal for Biere de Garde. Ferments dry with rich ester profile and malty palate.

Notes

Spring water. MASH: Dough-in with 1 gal. of water at room temp. Add 4 gal. @ 142 to raise and rest @ 122-127 for 15 min. Decoct 50% (~8 qt. wet grains + liquid to fill spaces) of mash to raise temp to 150-152 for 45 mins. Decoct 40% (~6 qt. wet grains + liquid to fill spaces) to raise temp to 168 for 10 minutes. Sparge with 5 gal. water at 168. DECOCTIONS: Raise decoction to 160-162F for 20 minute rest. Then bring to boil for 10 minutes BOIL: Boil for 90 mins. Add Orange Blossom honey at knock-out. Force cool with heat exchange/tap water. Aerate for 60 minutes. Pitch yeast (2 punch-packs)@ 70 F. Bottle prime with 4 oz. of dextrose boiled in 8 oz. water. Innoculate with 1 packet of Lalvin ec 1118 Champagne yeast to activate yeast. 1 tsp. powdered Irish Moss (2 g.) , 1 tsp yeast nutrients (3 g.), corriander for 15 minutes and orange peel for last 5 minutes of boil. Ferment at 75F Secondary at 65F for 7 days Cold condition at 45 degrees for 2 weeks.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.090 1.070 - 1.095
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.005 - 1.016
Color: 5.1 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 10.2% ABV 7.5% - 10.5%
Bitterness: 37.6 IBU 22 - 35

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