Belgian Quad Recipe

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Belgian Quad

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All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
7.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
originally brewed from Northern Brewer Northy 12 Belgian Quad All Grain Kit. Steps and water profile added for clarify and consistency

This recipe was cloned from Saison - Lemonaughty.

Fermentables

49% - Belgian Pilsner
9
33
2
Mash
38% - Belgian Pale Ale
7
30
3
Mash
11% - D-180 Candi Syrup
2
25
180
Late
1% - Molasses - US
0.2
27
80
Late

Hops

Brewer's Gold
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
7
19.1
Hallertau
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
4.5
9.4
Styrian Goldings
1
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
5.3
7.2

Yeast

Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787
79%

Other Stuff

Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)
0.35
tsp
Mash
Calcium Carbonate
0.92
tsp
Mash
Baking Soda NaHCO3
0.45
tsp
Mash
Gypsum CaSO4
0.9
tsp
Mash
Lactic Acid
1
tsp
Mash
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2)
0.35
tsp
Mash
Calcium Carbonate
0.92
tsp
Mash
Baking Soda NaHCO3
0.39
tsp
Mash
Gypsum CaSO4
0.68
tsp
Mash
Lactic Acid
0.2
tsp
Mash
Irish Moss
1
tsp
Mash
Yeast Nutrient
1
tsp
Mash
Distilled Water - dilute mash/sparge
5.7
gal
Mash

Mash Steps

Strike temp - 5 gallons
Infusion
161
0 min
Mash with 5 gallons at 149 deg. for 60 minutes, briefly stirring once after 30 minutes
Infusion
149
60 min
strike temp - 4.25 gallons
Infusion
171
0 min
sparge with 4.25 gallons, totaling 7-7.5 gallons wort
Infusion
168
10 min

Special Instructions

1.
On brew day, prepare your ingredients; mill the grains, measure your hops, and prepare your water.
2.
Start yeast packets at least 6 hours before pitching. Two packs or an appropriate yeast starter.
3.
The "other stuff" is broken into two parts, top for mash and bottom for sparge. There is no usage value to denote the sparge step.
4.
Tap Water Report (2018): Ca 2 (23) Mg 2 (7) Na (18.6) Cl- (31.9) SO4-2 (22.3) HCO3- (56)
5.
Target Water Profile (Edinburgh): Ca 2 (100) Mg 2 (18) Na (20) Cl- (45) SO4-2 (105) HCO3- (235)
6.
Target PH: 5.3
7.
Mash is 50% tap water and 50% distilled water with the noted additives
8.
water additives: first set in Mash water (5 gallons)
9.
Sparge is 25% tap water and 75% distilled water with the noted additives
10.
water additives: second set in Sparge water (4.25 gallons)
11.
mash according to directions in Mash Steps
12.
Boil the wort for 60 minutes
13.
follow hop schedule for the boil
14.
15 minutes left in boil; add irish moss, candi syrup, DARK molasses (1/4 cup), yeast nutrient, and submerge wort chiller to sterlize
15.
chill to 67 F
16.
Rack to primary fermenter
17.
take original gravity reading - before pitching yeast
18.
Oxygenate, then pitch the yeast.
19.
Start fermentation at 67 F, allowing temperature to rise naturally as fermentation progresses.
20.
after 14 days of active fermentation, rack to secondary
21.
age in secondary for 3 months
22.
Rack the beer, prime and bottle condition, or keg and force carbonate to 2.5 volumes.
23.
after 1st brew day, may need to adjust water volume, 4.5 for mash and 4 for sparge...to much wort and lowered gravity

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Recipe Facts

Belgian Quad
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.087 OG
  • 1.018 FG
  • 35.6 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.41 BG:GU
  • 31.4° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 8.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 301 per 12oz Calories
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