Busty Belgian Blond
Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
Second time making this one. Made a starter night before. The brew is currently fermenting like a champ.
February 6, 2010 pm 01:57pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 12 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- .25 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- .25 lbs
Vienna Malt; Briess
Vienna Malt; Briess
Malty, very slight biscuit flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Can be used as a base malt • Use with Caramel Malts to produce malty red and amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1 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.
- .5 oz
Chinook - 13.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Chinook
Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.
- .75 oz
Saaz - 5.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- .25 oz
Saaz - 5.8 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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Wyeast 1388 Belgian Strong Ale™
Wyeast 1388 Belgian Strong Ale™
Robust flavor yeast with moderate to high alcohol tolerance. Fruity nose and palate, dry, tart finish.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: D - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.072 | 1.070 - 1.095 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.005 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 5.7 SRM | 3 - 6 | |
| Alcohol: | 8.0% ABV | 7.5% - 10.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 34.0 IBU | 22 - 35 |
