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2010 Year of the Belgians (Dubbel)

2010 Year of the Belgians (Dubbel)

Belgian Dubbel • Extract • 5 gal

KevBrews

a modified Westmalle clone

December 31, 2009 am 11:59am

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .25 lbs Belgian Special B

    Belgian Special B

  • .25 lbs Carapils®/Carafoam®; Weyermann®

    Carapils®/Carafoam®; Weyermann®

    German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Same color rating and brewing characteristics as regular Weyermann Pilsner Malt, except for enhanced foam production, head retention, and fuller body and mouthfeel. Recommended Quantities: Up to 5% of total grain bill for pale/blond beers; up to 40% for Bockbier Suitability (beer styles): Lagers: Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, all pale to golden lagers, low-alcohol beer, “light“ beer, Bockbier

  • 6.75 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract

    Dry Extra Light Extract

    For making very pale ales and lagers.

  • .5 lbs Candi Sugar Clear

    Candi Sugar Clear

    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.

  • .25 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.

  • 1.5 oz East Kent Goldings - 4.0 AA% whole; boiled 47 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 1 oz Hallertau - 3.0 AA% whole; boiled 12 min

    Hallertau

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

  • 1 oz Styrian Goldings - 2.0 AA% whole; boiled 2 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - (omitted from calculations)

    Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss)

    Enhanced Irish Moss in convenient tablet form

  • 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: B - Belgian Dubbel

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.068 1.062 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.008 - 1.018
Color: 16.4 SRM 10 - 17
Alcohol: 7.2% ABV 6% - 7.6%
Bitterness: 24.3 IBU 15 - 25

Discussion

KevBrews

Very happy with this brew

2010-06-04 12:38pm

Turned out well--to the point that non-brewing friends are asking me for more of it.

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