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Belgian Strong Ale
This Belgian Strong Ale showcases a wide variety of flavors imparted from spices, hops, dark candi sugar and a variety of malts.
Type: Ale
Style: Belgian / French Ales
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Recipe Type: Extract with grain
Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Team
Ingredients
Quantity Ingredient Comment Malt Style 6.6 lbs CBW® Pilsen Light LME Extract, LME 4 lbs Pale Ale Malt Base 1.5 lbs Bonlander® Munich Malt Kilned, Munich 0.5 lb Victory® Malt Roasted, Biscuit 2 oz Chocolate Malt Roasted, Chocolate 0.5 lb Flaked Wheat Flakes 0.25 lb Belgian Candi Sugar Dark 1 oz Northern Brewer (7% AA) Boil 60 minutes 0.25 oz Saaz Hops (5% AA) Boil 10 minutes 0.25 oz Goldings Hops (5% AA) Boil 10 minutes 4 gm Bitter Orange Peel Boil 10 minutes 0.25 oz Saaz Hops (5% AA) Boil 1 minute 0.25 oz Goldings Hops (5% AA) Boil 1 minute 2 gm Coriander Fresh ground, Boil 1 minute 2 vials WLP540 Abbey IV Ale Yeast 1 capsule Servomyces Yeast Nutrient Boil 10 minutes
Procedures
- Perform mini-mash with 4 gallons of water and grains
- Steep at 152-158ºF for 45 minutes
- Add extract and candi sugar
- Bring to a boil
- Add bittering hops and bring to a rolling boil
- Add finishing hops, orange peel, coriander and Servomyces as indicated
- Remove from heat
- Cool to 72ºF
- Transfer to primary fermenter
- Fill to desired level with cold water
- Oxygenate and pitch yeast
Primary Fermentation: 14-21 days at 70ºF
Secondary Fermentation:
Fermentation Notes: Bottle condition with 0.25 vials of WLP540 Abbey IV Ale Yeast
Original Gravity: 1.091
Final Gravity: 1.022
Alcohol by Weight: 7.2%
Alcohol by Volume: 9%
IBU: 20
Color: 18 SRM
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