Lagugan Belgian Golden Ale
Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 9.6 gal
Blue Ribbon at 2007 San Diego County Fair
June 11, 2007 pm 11:19pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 9.6 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.
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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 |
