small beer for the fat man
Specialty Beer • All Grain • 5 gal
good dark, low calorie, low abv brew
October 12, 2006 pm 04:43pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 1 lbs
American Caramel 120°L
American Caramel 120°L
Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contribures to foam retention and beer stability. Gives a pronounced to sharp caramel flavor and a deep red color.
- 1 lbs
German Dark Crystal
German Dark Crystal
- .50 lbs
Crystal Malt 120°L
Crystal Malt 120°L
Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.
- 1 lbs
English 2-row Munich
English 2-row Munich
Used for extra flavour and colour in nitro-keg ales.
- 2 lbs
Wheat Flaked
Wheat Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 1 oz
Brewers Gold - 9.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Brewers Gold
Sibling of and similar to Bullion only maturing earlier and more disease resistant. English/wild Canadian cross. Pungent English character. very poor
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 3 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
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White Labs WLP565 Belgian Saison I
White Labs WLP565 Belgian Saison I
Classic Saison yeast from Wallonia. It produces earthy, peppery, and spicy notes. Slightly sweet. With high gravity saisons, brewers may wish to dry the beer with an alternate yeast added after 75% fermentation.
Notes
similar premise to the anchor small beer, except instead of doing a second sparge on a regular batch, just do a mini mash (in a big stove-top pot, or a cooler) with these grains and wheat flakes, then boil with the hops also, since ale street news published their article saying dark beer in moderation is good for you, i figured it would be a good idea to make a low calorie, low abv, high hop/grain content brew for those of you who (like me) are fat and dieting, and want enjoy those two dark beers a day (and their health benefits) without going over your calorie limit.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.027 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.005 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 20.9 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 2.8% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 22.4 IBU | 0 - 100 |
