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Lagugan Belgian Golden  Ale

Lagugan Belgian Golden Ale

Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 9.6 gal

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Blue Ribbon at 2007 San Diego County Fair

June 11, 2007 pm 11:19pm

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Ingredients (All Grain9.6 gal)

  • 3 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 18 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

  • 2 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • 1 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.

  • 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 Target - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 75 min

    Target

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

  • 2 oz Hallertau - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 35 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale

    White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale

    From East Flanders, versatile yeast that can produce light Belgian ales to high gravity Belgian beers (12% ABV). A combination of fruitiness and phenolic characteristics dominate the flavor profile. Some sulfur is produced during fermentation, which will

Notes

Other Yeast starter used (2 starters used) was WLP 500 Trapist Ale Yeast. Protein Rest at 142 for 15 min. Mash at 152 for 65 min. Final volume ~4.8 gal after 18 days in primary. Direct transfer to Keg for CO2 conditioning after primary (1st half of 10 gal batch).

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.071 1.070 - 1.095
Terminal Gravity: 1.006 1.005 - 1.016
Color: 11.5 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 8.5% ABV 7.5% - 10.5%
Bitterness: 40.4 IBU 22 - 35

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