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5-03-2021 Especial Blue cap

5-03-2021 Especial Blue cap

Belgian Golden Strong Ale • All Grain • 5 gal

leobloom

secondary on 5-11 bottled on 6-5-21

May 10, 2021  07:57pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 11 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 1/8 lbs Acidulated Malt;Weyermann®

    Acidulated Malt;Weyermann®

    German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Lowers mash, wort, and beer pH. Contains 1−2% lactic acid. Slightly smoky. Enhances enzymatic activity in mash and improves extract efficiency. Lightens color in pale brews. Enhances stability and extends shelf life of finished beer. Promotes well-rounded, complex beer flavor. Recommended Quantities: Up to 10% of total grain bill. Each 1% lowers mash pH by 0.1. Suitability (beer styles): Any ale or lager, especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, low-alcohol beers, wheat beers

  • 2 lbs Corn Sugar

    Corn Sugar

    Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.

  • 1 oz Goldings -4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • 1 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrüher -4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 35 min

    Hallertauer Mittelfrüher

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • Imperial YeastB48Triple Double

    Imperial YeastB48Triple Double

    The perfect strain for your classic abbey ales. Triple Double produces moderate esters with low to no phenolic characteristics. This strain is tried and true and works perfectly in a production environment. Keep an eye on Triple Double, it likes to sit on top of the wort throughout fermentation which may result in a slow  fermentation.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 25 -Strong Belgian Ale

Subcategory: C -Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.077 1.070 -1.095
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 1.005 -1.016
Color: 3.6 SRM 3 -6
Alcohol: 8.9% ABV 7.5% -10.5%
Bitterness: 33.3 IBU 22 -35

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