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Belgian Beauty

Belgian Beauty

Belgian Dark Strong Ale • All Grain • 10 gal

birddog

This turned out as good as the popular Belgian monastery beers.

January 14, 2006 pm 02:50pm

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Ingredients (All Grain, 10 gal)

  • 29.5 lbs English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

    All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.

  • 2 lbs Belgian Munich

    Belgian Munich

    Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Caramunich

    Belgian Caramunich

    Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Special B

    Belgian Special B

  • 2 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 lbs Torrified Wheat

    Torrified Wheat

    Helps head retention and mouthfeel, used in some pale ales.

  • 1.5 oz Cluster - 6.7 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Cluster

    Used for bittering and flavor qualities in light and dark American lagers. Aroma is very floral.

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • .5 oz Spalt Spalter - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Spalt Spalter

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 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: 1.089 1.075 - 1.110
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 1.010 - 1.024
Color: 19.6 SRM 12 - 22
Alcohol: 9.7% ABV 8% - 11%
Bitterness: 25.9 IBU 20 - 35

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