
Funky Chunky Monk-ey
Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
This saying must be chanted while brewing: "Oh, how I love thee, the Funky Chunky Monkey. Oh, you have saved me, from much stress and agony. Oh, on this day I make thee, in several months you will make me happy. Oh, how I love thee, the Funky Chunky Monkey."
July 30, 2001 am 08:24am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 6 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
- 5 lbs
Munich Malt
Munich Malt
Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles
- 1 lbs
Candi Sugar Dark
Candi Sugar Dark
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 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 1 oz
Hallertau - 4.0 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
Saaz - 3.0 AA% whole; boiled 10 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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Wyeast 1024 Belgian Ale
Wyeast 1024 Belgian Ale
Banana-estery. Clove-like phenolics. Intended for abbey beers.
Notes
The name says it all, it's like a variety of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. Funky-because of the belgian yeast, chunky- because it is full of all the best ingredients and plenty of alcohol, and mon-key- because monks made it and it's the key to inner peace and wisdom.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.073 | 1.070 - 1.095 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.005 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 23.4 SRM | 3 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 7.6% ABV | 7.5% - 10.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 18.6 IBU | 22 - 35 | ![]() |