belgian birthday
Belgian Dark Strong Ale • Extract • 5 gal
bottle conditioned for 1 year. opened on my 50th birthday. delicious.
March 11, 2006 am 11:22am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 1 lbs
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian Caravienne
Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- .25 lbs
Weyermann CaraAroma®; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraAroma®; Weyermann
Amber Ale, Dunkel Lager, Dark Ale, Stout, Porter, Bock Beer
- .25 lbs
Belgian Wheat Malt
Belgian Wheat Malt
Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.
- 6 lbs
Liquid Light Extract
Liquid Light Extract
A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- 3 lbs
Dry Amber; Muntons
Dry Amber; Muntons
Used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
- 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.
- 1 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 1 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
-
White Labs WLP500 Trappist Ale
White Labs WLP500 Trappist Ale
From one 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: | 1.086 | 1.075 - 1.110 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.010 - 1.024 | |
| Color: | 19.5 SRM | 12 - 22 | |
| Alcohol: | 9.4% ABV | 8% - 11% | |
| Bitterness: | 37.2 IBU | 20 - 35 |
