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Bishops Blessing Belgium Ale

Bishops Blessing Belgium Ale

Belgian Dark Strong Ale • Extract • 5 gal

AZbrewer

Puree rasins with 2 cups of boiled wort. Add to boiled for last 10 min

August 16, 2009 pm 11:51pm

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .5 lbs American Caramel 60°L

    American Caramel 60°L

    Mild caramel,nutty flavor, sweet. adds color

  • .25 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • 8 lbs Dry Light; Muntons

    Dry Light; Muntons

    Used as the base for a wide variety of styles of beers, including lager, pale ales, bitters, and export bitters. Contains no colored malts.

  • .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.

  • 1 oz Warrior® - 15.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Warrior®

    New hop with much potential. Very stable.

  • .5 oz Vanguard - 4.6 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Vanguard

    Still being tested and looked at by micro & craft breweries.

  • 6 oz pureed golden rasins - (omitted from calculations)

    pureed golden rasins

  • 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: E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.078 1.075 - 1.110
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 1.010 - 1.024
Color: 22.2 SRM 12 - 22
Alcohol: 8.5% ABV 8% - 11%
Bitterness: 58.7 IBU 20 - 35

Discussion

AZbrewer

Very good, but not what I was looking for.

2009-08-16 11:58pm

This was the first attempt at a Dogfish Head Raison D'etre clone. Came out very good as a beer, but off the mark as a clone. Actual OG was 1.084 and TG was 1.02. carmel and dryed fruit. Good balance, not as bitter as numbers would imply. happy over all, but making some adjustments for another shot at the clone.

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