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B's Chimay Blue Extract Clone

B's Chimay Blue Extract Clone

Belgian Dark Strong Ale • Extract • 5 gal

bcsman

First attempt at extract recipe of Chimay Blue Grand Reserver

September 12, 2009 pm 05:05pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .25 lbs Belgian Special B

    Belgian Special B

  • 9 lbs Dry Amber Extract

    Dry Amber Extract

    Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.

  • 1 lbs Candi Sugar Amber

    Candi Sugar Amber

    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.

  • .35 oz Magnum - 13.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Magnum

    Bred in 1980 at Germany’s Hüll Hop Research Center, this high-alpha variety is renowned for its exceptionally large, heavy cones. Hallertauer Magnum delivers excellent yields and, like many Hüll-developed hops, boasts a strong resistance to disease.

  • .5 oz Hallertau - 3.3 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Hallertau

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

  • .25 oz Hallertau - 3.3 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min

    Hallertau

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

  • Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™

    Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity™

    Robust top cropping yeast with phenolic character. Alcohol tolerance to 12%. Ideal for Biere de Garde. Ferments dry with rich ester profile and malty palate.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.089 1.075 - 1.110
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 1.010 - 1.024
Color: 19.7 SRM 12 - 22
Alcohol: 9.7% ABV 8% - 11%
Bitterness: 23.3 IBU 20 - 35

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