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Collin's belgian ale

Collin's belgian ale

Belgian Pale Ale • Partial Mash • 5 gal

smitty8437

this was an attempt at recreating New Belgium's Biere de Mars. Turned out really well, I'm making it for the second time now

May 10, 2007 am 02:25am

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Ingredients (Partial Mash5 gal)

  • 1 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Munich

    Belgian Munich

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

  • 1 lbs White Wheat Malt

    White Wheat Malt

    Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.

  • 1.5 lbs Crystal Malt 10°L

    Crystal Malt 10°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales. Characteristics & Applications: • In contract to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • Caramel 10L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts golden color. • Use 3-7% for Pilsener-style beers for balance. • Use 5-15% to provide color, sweetness and color to light amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 4.5 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.

  • 1 oz Target - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Target

    Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.

  • 1 oz Styrian Goldings - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 2 oz Styrian Goldings - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 1 tsp black pepper - (omitted from calculations)

    black pepper

  • 1.5 oz brettanomyces bruxelensis in secondary fermentation - (omitted from calculations)

    brettanomyces bruxelensis in secondary fermentation

  • 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.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: B - Belgian Pale Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.054 1.048 - 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 8.5 SRM 8 - 14
Alcohol: 5.5% ABV 4.8% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 58.9 IBU 20 - 30

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