Nelson Quad
Belgian Dark Strong Ale • Partial Mash • 5 gal
Nelson hops for this quad
January 27, 2010 pm 10:04pm
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5 gal)
- 7 lbs
Belgian Pale
Belgian Pale
Fully modified and is easily converted.
- .5 lbs
Weyermann CaraMunich® III; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraMunich® III; Weyermann
Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.
- 1.5 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- 3 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 3 lbs
Extra Pale; Morgans
Extra Pale; Morgans
For making very pale ales and lagers.
- 1.5 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.
- .5 oz
Nelson Sauvin™ - 11.9 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Nelson Sauvin™
Early trials with Nelson Sauvin immediately revealed it to be somewhat different in its brewing character than other hop cultivars. This variety imparts certain grape like flavours to the beer; flavours which have yet to be positively identified. To acknowledge this Sauvignon Blanc flavour the variety was named Nelson Sauvin.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- .5 oz
Nelson Sauvin™ - 11.9 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Nelson Sauvin™
Early trials with Nelson Sauvin immediately revealed it to be somewhat different in its brewing character than other hop cultivars. This variety imparts certain grape like flavours to the beer; flavours which have yet to be positively identified. To acknowledge this Sauvignon Blanc flavour the variety was named Nelson Sauvin.
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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: | 1.095 | 1.075 - 1.110 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.016 | 1.010 - 1.024 | |
| Color: | 28.0 SRM | 12 - 22 | |
| Alcohol: | 10.4% ABV | 8% - 11% | |
| Bitterness: | 29.0 IBU | 20 - 35 |
