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Beer recipe - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
| ABV 8.2% | Color 7 EBC | Bitterness* 32 IBU |
Description
This recipe presents a typical Belgian Golden Strong Ale: pale colour, high alcohol level, strong effervescence due to the high carbonation level, dry finish, and a beautiful and complex fruity-ester aroma in perfect balance with a floral hop character.
This recipe presents a typical Belgian Golden Strong Ale: pale colour, high alcohol level, strong effervescence due to the high carbonation level, dry finish, and a beautiful and complex fruity-ester aroma in perfect balance with a floral hop character.
*The bitterness depends on the alpha acid contentof hops, boiling conditions and other parameters.
RECIPE FOR 100L
MALT
| Château Pilsen 2RS | 99% / 22.2 kg |
| Château Cara Gold® | 1.0% / 0.2 kg |
HOPS
| Magnum (12.0% AA) | 80 g |
| Styrian Golding (4.0% AA) | 80 g |
| Saaz (3.5% AA) | 80 g |
YEAST
| SafAle BE-256 | 80 g |
SUGAR
| Belgian White Candy Sugar | 1.5 kg |
| Corn Sugar | 1.5 kg |
Mashing temperature
Step 1: Mashing
Mash-in and follow the profile below:
Mash-in and follow the profile below:
| pH | 5.3 | Mix Ratio | 2.7 L/kg |
Mash-in at 63°C
Rest for 50min at 63°C
Rise to 72°C at 1°C/min
Rest for 15min at 72°C and do the Iodine Test
Rise to 78°C at 1°C/min
Rest for 2min at 78°C to mash out
Once the mash is done, filter and sparge with water at 78°C
Rest for 50min at 63°C
Rise to 72°C at 1°C/min
Rest for 15min at 72°C and do the Iodine Test
Rise to 78°C at 1°C/min
Rest for 2min at 78°C to mash out
Once the mash is done, filter and sparge with water at 78°C
Step 2: Boiling
Boil for 90min.
Hop addition 1: After 30min add Magnum.
Hop Addition 2: After 80min add Styrian Golding.
Hop Addition 3: After 85min add Saaz.
Sugar Addition 1: After 80min add Belgian White Candy Sugar.
Sugar Addition 2: After 85min add Corn Sugar.
Whirlpool to remove the trub
Boil for 90min.
Hop addition 1: After 30min add Magnum.
Hop Addition 2: After 80min add Styrian Golding.
Hop Addition 3: After 85min add Saaz.
Sugar Addition 1: After 80min add Belgian White Candy Sugar.
Sugar Addition 2: After 85min add Corn Sugar.
Whirlpool to remove the trub
| Total evap | 9.0% | Batch size | 100L | OG | 16.2oP | Efficiency | 80% |
Step 3: Fermentation and Maturation
Cool down the wort to 22°C and pitch the yeast.
Ferment at 22°C for 2 days then rise to 28°C. Once the fermentation is done (FG reached and off flavours removed – about 7 days), drop the temperature to 8°C and rest for 1 day and then harvest the yeast. Drop the temperature to 2°C and rest for 10 days.
| 90% | FG | 1.62oP |
Step 4: Cold Aging and Packaging
Cold age the beer at -1°C for 5 days, remove the residual yeast, and carbonate until 6.0 g/L of CO2. The beer is ready to packaging and drinking. Enjoy!
*For refermentation in the bottle, add brewing sugar and SafAle F-2.
*For refermentation in the bottle, add brewing sugar and SafAle F-2.
Denne opskrift er tilvejebragt af Castle Malting ®. Vi kan ikke garantere for resultatet. Det kan være nødvendigt med enkelte modifikationer af hensyn til ingredinsernes beskaffenhed og de specifikke betingelser og forhold på de enkelte bryggerier. For yderligere oplysning og serivce venligst kontakt: info@castlemalting.com
