Chimay Grande Reserve Clone
Belgian Dark Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
BrewCrAzY Clone Recipe By: Johnny Max & Capt'n Ron www.BrewCrAzY.com
May 24, 2007 am 08:18am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 10 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 6 lbs
Belgian Caramunich
Belgian Caramunich
Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.
- .125 lbs
Belgian Chocolate Malt
Belgian Chocolate Malt
Adds a nutty flavor, Brown Ales
- 1.5 lbs
Candi Sugar Amber
Candi Sugar Amber
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.
- .5 oz
Magnum - 14.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Magnum
Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.
- .5 oz
Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- .25 oz
Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- .125 tsp
Grains of Paradise 2 min boil - (omitted from calculations)
Grains of Paradise 2 min boil
-
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.
Notes
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Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.090 | 1.075 - 1.110 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.016 | 1.010 - 1.024 | |
| Color: | 30.8 SRM | 12 - 22 | |
| Alcohol: | 9.8% ABV | 8% - 11% | |
| Bitterness: | 30.5 IBU | 20 - 35 |
