Dubbel Up
Belgian Dubbel • All Grain • 23 L
Brewed this one yesterday at a big brewday with the HBG guys.
May 17, 2009 pm 10:33pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 23 L)
- 5 kg
Australian Traditional Ale
Australian Traditional Ale
Well modified, full flavour.
- 0.5 kg
German Light Munich
German Light Munich
For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.
- 0.25 kg
Weyermann CaraAroma®; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraAroma®; Weyermann
Amber Ale, Dunkel Lager, Dark Ale, Stout, Porter, Bock Beer
- 0.25 kg
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann
Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.
- 0.2 kg
Melanoidin Malt
Melanoidin Malt
Red Ales
- 0.5 kg
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.
- 30 g
Styrian Goldings - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- 17 g
Saaz - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 100 g
raisins - (omitted from calculations)
raisins
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White Labs WLP550 Belgian Ale
White Labs WLP550 Belgian Ale
Saisons, Belgian Ales, Belgian Reds, Belgian Browns, and White beers are just a few of the classic Belgian beer styles that can be created with this yeast strain. Phenolic and spicy flavors dominate the profile, with less fruitiness then WLP500.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: B - Belgian Dubbel
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.065 | 1.062 - 1.075 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.008 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 24.2 SRM | 10 - 17 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.9% ABV | 6% - 7.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 20.3 IBU | 15 - 25 |
Discussion
Damn reduced boils!
2009-08-16 5:47pm
I ended up with a reduced boil, so the OG was 1080. I added 3L water to bring it down from a strong dark category, to more of a dubbel, but it then made it a bit thin... I think I'll just live with a lower volume in future. Tastewise, it could use a few more months, but it's nice. The raisins added a bit of "something" to it too.
