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Darkest Before Dawn

Darkest Before Dawn

Belgian Dark Strong Ale • All Grain • 10.75 gal

ewanzel

My attempt at a BDSA

February 2, 2009 pm 03:53pm

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Ingredients (All Grain10.75 gal)

  • 24 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 4.5 lbs Belgian Munich

    Belgian Munich

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

  • .5 lbs Weyermann Carafa® I; Weyermann

    Weyermann Carafa® I; Weyermann

    Gives deep aroma and color to dark beers, bocks, stout, alt and schwarzbier.

  • 1 lbs Belgian Special B

    Belgian Special B

  • 1 lbs German Light Crystal

    German Light Crystal

  • .75 lbs Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Corn Flaked (Maize)

    Generally a neutral flavor, used to reduce maltiness of beer. Produces beer with a milder, less malty flavor. Uses: Primarily for light Bohemian and Pilsner lagers.

  • 2.5 lbs White Table Sugar (Sucrose)

    White Table Sugar (Sucrose)

    Common household table/baking sugar. Lightens flavor and body of beer. Can contribute a cider-like flavor to the beer if not cold-fermented or used in large quantities.

  • 2 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 75 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 4.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Hallertau

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

  • .5 oz Hallertau - 4.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Hallertau

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

  • 20 g corriander (5 min boil) - (omitted from calculations)

    corriander (5 min boil)

  • 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.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.085 1.075 - 1.110
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 1.010 - 1.024
Color: 19.5 SRM 12 - 22
Alcohol: 9.2% ABV 8% - 11%
Bitterness: 23.0 IBU 20 - 35

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