Beer recipe - Belgian Brown Beer
ABV 6.5% | Color 58 EBC | Bitterness 25 IBU |
Description
A beer with a rich sweet malt flavor and a well-balanced taste. Leaves a subtle aftertaste of chocolate.
Service:
Glass: Tulip Glass
Temperature: 4-8 °C
BREWER`S TIPS
For a cleaner fermentation keep the yeast pitching rate high 0.75 – 0.8 g/L
RECIPE FOR 100L
MALT
Château Pilsen 2RS
|
50% / 11.3 kg
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Château Munich Light®
|
30% / 6.8 kg
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Château Cara Ruby®
|
14% / 3.2 kg
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Château Crystal®
|
3% / 0.7 kg
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Château Chocolat
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3% / 0.7 kg
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HOPS
Magnum (12.0% aa)
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22.5 IBU / 70 g
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Perle (8.0% aa)
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2.5 IBU / 60 g
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YEAST
SUGAR
Mashing temperature
Step 1: Mashing
Mash-in and follow the profile below:
Mash-in at 63°C
Rest for 60min at 63°C
Rise to 72°C at 1°C/min
Rest for 20min 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 60min.
Hop addition 1: After 10min add Magnum.
Hop addition 2: After 55min add Perle.
Sugar addition: After 50min add Brown Candy Sugar.
Whirlpool to remove the trub
Total evap | 6.0% | Batch size | 100L | OG | 15.0oP | Efficiency | 85% |
Step 3: Fermentation and Maturation
Cool down the wort to 16°C and pitch the yeast.
Ferment at 16°C for 2 days then rise to 20°C. Once the fermentation is done (FG reached and off-flavors 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 7 days.
Step 4: Cold Aging and Packaging
Cold age the beer at -1°C for 5 days, remove the residual yeast, and carbonate until 2.7 volumes of CO2. The beer is ready to package and drink. Enjoy!
*For refermentation in the bottle, add brewing sugar and SafAle F-2.
Questa ricetta è stata sviluppata dalla Castle Malting ®. Non possiamo garantire il risultato ottenuto che dipende dalla qualità degli ingridienti, dalle condizioni di fabbricazione e dal processo di fabbricazione.
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