Hop free ale
Specialty Beer • All Grain • 5 gal
This is an experiment
May 30, 2008 pm 04:02pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 4 lbs
German Light Munich
German Light Munich
For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.
- 3 lbs
Golden Promise Pale
Golden Promise Pale
An especially sweet and clean variety of barley which results in full and malty sweet beer. It has superb hush integrity and delivers fast and consistent mash tun drainage. This malt variety is perfect for brewing up a clear, bright pint.
- 1.5 lbs
Crystal Malt 20°L
Crystal Malt 20°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- .5 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- .5 lbs
Chocolate Wheat Malt
Chocolate Wheat Malt
Intensifies aroma; improves color. For dark ales, alt, dark wheat, stout and porter.
- .5 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.
- .5 lbs
Torrified Wheat
Torrified Wheat
Helps head retention and mouthfeel, used in some pale ales.
- 1 oz
Blessed Thistle (60 min boil) - (omitted from calculations)
Blessed Thistle (60 min boil)
- 1 oz
Blessed Thistle (30 min boil) - (omitted from calculations)
Blessed Thistle (30 min boil)
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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: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.055 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 25.7 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.7% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 0.0 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
This was nasty
2010-03-26 3:28pm
Too much Blessed Thistle = horrible flavor.
