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Brugge Belgian Pale Ale

Brugge Belgian Pale Ale

Belgian Pale Ale • All Grain • 23 L

petesbrew

3rd place in Belgian, French & Sour Ale category in NSW State Homebrew Comp '08.

June 22, 2008 pm 10:59pm

5.0/5.0 0 ratings

Ingredients (All Grain23 L)

  • 3.5 kg Australian Pale Malt

    Australian Pale Malt

    A principal ingredient of cask ales using heritage barleys.

  • .200 kg Melanoidin Malt

    Melanoidin Malt

    Red Ales

  • .2 kg Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 1.8 kg German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • .03 kg Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • 40 g Styrian Goldings - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 10 g Styrian Goldings - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • White Labs WLP500 Trappist Ale

    White Labs WLP500 Trappist Ale

    From one of the six Trappist breweries remaining in the world, this yeast produces the distinctive fruitiness and plum characteristics. Excellent yeast for high gravity beers, Belgian ales, dubbels and trippels.

Notes

90 min boil

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: B - Belgian Pale Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.053 1.048 - 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 9.1 SRM 8 - 14
Alcohol: 5.3% ABV 4.8% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 27.7 IBU 20 - 30

Discussion

petesbrew

Beautiful 10/10

2008-07-22 5:37pm

This is the best beer I've brewed so far. Colour was a deep caramel, flavour was smooth and very "belgian". So glad I used a trappist yeast for this!

petesbrew

Woohoo! 3rd place!

2008-09-16 2:18am

Just came 3rd in the Belgian, French & Sour Ale category in the NSW State Homebrew Competition 2008. Score was 108.5/150.

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