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Belgian Dark Strong Ale • Extract • 5 gal
Please tell me what you think about this ale. I am going to attempt it in a week once my supplies have arrived. Please tell me what you think about the realistic ness of this recipee
September 6, 2005 pm 09:55pm
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Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 20°L
Crystal Malt 20°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 5 lbs
Dry Light Extract
Dry Light Extract
White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.
- 6 lbs
Amber Liquid; Alexanders
Amber Liquid; Alexanders
Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
- 1 lbs
Candi Sugar Amber
Candi Sugar Amber
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
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- 1 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- .5 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 3 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
-
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: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.103 | 1.075 - 1.110 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.018 | 1.010 - 1.024 | |
| Color: | 19.5 SRM | 12 - 22 | |
| Alcohol: | 11.4% ABV | 8% - 11% | |
| Bitterness: | 24.2 IBU | 20 - 35 | |
Discussion
Thoughts
2005-09-07 1:32pm
The grain bill looks pretty good. The only thing I would change is the late addition hops - I would definitely leave the Saaz out. The aroma of Czech hops is not something that I would want in a Belgian ale. Keep the EKG for bittering and flavoring (they also have a much more pleasing flavor than Saaz), but skip the aroma hops. You will get plenty of characteristic Belgian aromas fromt he yeast you are using. Otherwise, it looks good!
How is it?
2007-01-10 2:29pm
Just wondering how this turned out. I'm looking at brewing one and your recipe looks like a pretty good one. Bob
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