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Belleau Wood Belgian Gold

Belleau Wood Belgian Gold

Belgian Blond Ale • All Grain • 5 gal

SMCbrewing

This beer came out very clean and crisp. Has a nice spicy fruit aroma and taste to it. I am very pleased on how it turned out.

December 30, 2009 pm 05:19pm

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 12.0 lbs 2-Row Brewers Malt; Briess

    2-Row Brewers Malt; Briess

    Mild malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Base malt for all beer styles • Smoother, less grainy flavor than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slightly higher yield than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slight lower protein than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 0.50 lbs Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraMunich® I; Weyermann

    Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.

  • 1.00 oz Sterling - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Sterling

    Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement.

  • 1.00 oz Goldings - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale

    White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale

    From East Flanders, versatile yeast that can produce light Belgian ales to high gravity Belgian beers (12% ABV). A combination of fruitiness and phenolic characteristics dominate the flavor profile. Some sulfur is produced during fermentation, which will

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: A - Belgian Blond Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.063 1.062 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 1.008 - 1.018
Color: 7.7 SRM 4 - 7
Alcohol: 6.9% ABV 6% - 7.5%
Bitterness: 30.0 IBU 15 - 30

Discussion

SMCbrewing

ABV and color

2009-12-30 5:24pm

The actual alcohol content came out to 6.7% abv. The color is obviously not along the guidelines, but I am not really aiming for that. The beer turned out great, which makes me and my friends happy! Cheers!

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