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Jillians Love and Hope Ale

Jillians Love and Hope Ale

Bière de Garde • All Grain • 5.5 gal

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This won a silver medal in the 2007 Montrose County Fair. Very good beer. Ingredients picked out by my daughter when she was 7.

December 28, 2007 pm 04:12pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 10.50 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 1.00 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • 3.50 lbs German Dark Munich

    German Dark Munich

    Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.

  • 0.25 lbs German Light Crystal

    German Light Crystal

  • 0.50 lbs Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.

  • 0.125 lbs Chocolate Rye Malt

    Chocolate Rye Malt

    Enhances aroma of dark ales and improves color. For dunkel rye wheat and ale.

  • 0.50 lbs Maple Syrup

    Maple Syrup

    Imparts a dry, woodsy flavor if used in the boil. If beer is bottled with it, it gives it a smooth sweet, maple taste. Use in maple ales, pale ales, brown ales and porters.

  • 0.50 oz Amarillo® - 9.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • 0.25 oz Liberty - 4.4 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Liberty

    Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.

  • 0.25 oz Saaz - 3.3 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • 2.00 oz Strisselspalter - 2.1 AA% whole; boiled 20 min

    Strisselspalter

    French variety related to Hallertauer.

  • 0.25 tsp rosemary - (omitted from calculations)

    rosemary

  • 0.25 tsp sweet gale - (omitted from calculations)

    sweet gale

  • Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™

    Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™

    Robust top cropping yeast with phenolic character. Alcohol tolerance to 12%. Ideal for Biere de Garde. Ferments dry with rich ester profile and malty palate.

Notes

Jillian's love and hope ale Amour et Espoir par Jillian This is very close to a Beire de Noel, it should be aged well by Christmas 2007! mash 1 hour 150F, lauter with 160F. 90 minute boil. 1 super tiny pinch of rosemary and sweet gale in last 5 minutes of boil. 1 ounce oak chips in secondary. Planning to ferment cool, about 66-68F to reduce ester. Ingredients picked out by my 7 year old daughter, Jillian.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: D - Bière de Garde

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.064 1.060 - 1.080
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.008 - 1.016
Color: 15.3 SRM 6 - 19
Alcohol: 6.7% ABV 6% - 8.5%
Bitterness: 28.6 IBU 18 - 28

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