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XXX All-grain

XXX All-grain

Belgian Pale Ale • All Grain • 10 gal

buck1313

My first all grain batch. I am beginning the brew in a few minutes. Will update when I know more. This beer took third in my homebrew club Belgian category. I will be making it again.

January 22, 2006 am 10:40am

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Ingredients (All Grain10 gal)

  • 21.08 lbs English 2-row Pils

    English 2-row Pils

    Pilsner base malt.

  • 1.13 lbs Crystal Malt 40°L

    Crystal Malt 40°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • 0.45 lbs Honey Malt

    Honey Malt

    Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.

  • 1 oz Chinook - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Chinook

    Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.

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

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • White Labs WLP550 Belgian Ale

    White Labs WLP550 Belgian Ale

    Saisons, Belgian Ales, Belgian Reds, Belgian Browns, and White beers are just a few of the classic Belgian beer styles that can be created with this yeast strain. Phenolic and spicy flavors dominate the profile, with less fruitiness then WLP500.

Notes

I fermented it all in a demi-john. I then split it into two batches. Fermented the one alone and the other with 5 lbs of dried apricot puree. This made it like Fat Tire. I primed with corn sugar. I just tasted one after two weeks in the bottle and with a little more time to condition it will have carbonated well. great flavor! Very Belgian. The two beers side by side are totally different. I think the dried apricots halted the fermentation in the secondary. They both are veryy drinkable.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: B - Belgian Pale Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.055 1.048 - 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 9.3 SRM 8 - 14
Alcohol: 5.6% ABV 4.8% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 35.6 IBU 20 - 30

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