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First Dark

First Dark

Belgian Specialty Ale • Extract • 6.08 gal

gabriel38g

This beer is long finished and it was really good.

April 10, 2006 pm 06:29pm

0.0/5.0 0 ratings

Ingredients (Extract6.08 gal)

  • 7 lbs Liquid Dark Extract

    Liquid Dark Extract

    Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.

  • 3 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 Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 40 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 oz Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 40 min

    Northern Brewer

    Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.

  • 1 tsp irish moss - (omitted from calculations)

    irish moss

  • White Labs WLP715 Champagne

    White Labs WLP715 Champagne

    Classic yeast, used to produce champagne, cider, dry meads, dry wines, or to fully attenuate barley wines/ strong ales. Can tolerate alcohol concentrations up to 17%. Neutral.

Notes

used champagne yeast

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: E - Belgian Specialty Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.063 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 17.8 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 6.5% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 28.4 IBU 0 - 100

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