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Belgian light

Belgian light

Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal

arneba28

must try. good abv% for pils

January 22, 2008 pm 07:43pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 6 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 6 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 0.25 lbs Belgian Munich

    Belgian Munich

    Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.

  • 0.15 lbs Belgian Biscuit

    Belgian Biscuit

    Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

  • 0.15 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

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

  • 1.5 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.

  • 0.75 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 0.5 lbs Corn Grits

    Corn Grits

    Imparts a corn/grain taste. Use in American lagers.

  • 0.8 oz Challenger - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Challenger

    Popular bittering hop used primarily in British ales and lagers. Mild to moderate aroma, but quite spicy.

  • 0.50 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Hallertau

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

  • 0.50 oz Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • Wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier™

    Wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier™

    A tart, slightly phenolic character capable of producing distinctive witbiers and grand cru-style ales alike. Alcohol tolerant.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.085 1.070 - 1.095
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.005 - 1.016
Color: 6.2 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 9.6% ABV 7.5% - 10.5%
Bitterness: 33.2 IBU 22 - 35

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