Belgian Dubbel Recipe - Cluster Extract Dubbel

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Cluster Extract Dubbel

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Extract
3.25 Gallon(s)
3.5 Gallon(s)
30 min
85%
Let's try an extract Belgian beer using cold steeped specialty grains and D180

This recipe was cloned from Entering the Silence Trappist Ale.

Fermentables

57% - Pilsner - BE
3.5
36
2
Extract
9% - CaraVienna - BE
0.55
34
22
Steep
5% - CaraCrystal Wheat Malt - US
0.3
34
37
Steep
4% - Carapils - Dextrine Malt - US
0.25
33
1
Steep
16% - Belgian Dark Candi Syrup - BE
1
32
180
Late
8% - Brown Sugar - US
0.5
46
10
Late

Hops

Cluster
0.5
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
7
14.2
Cluster
0.5
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
7
6.7
Cluster
1
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
7
0.0

Yeast

Safale BE-256
90%

Other Stuff

Calcium Chloride
0
each
Boil
Yeast Nutrient
0
each
Boil
Whirlfloc Tablet
0
each
Boil
Coriander
0.075
oz
FlameOut
Black Pepper
0.075
oz
FlameOut
Lime Peel
0.075
oz
FlameOut
Orange or Lemon peel
0.075
oz
FlameOut

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Dissolve 1.30g CaCl and DME into 3.5 gallons of cold water and raise to boiling
2.
Double the yeast nutrient and whirlfloc at 15 minutes to go
3.
Steep spices and add candi sugar following boil
4.
Whirlpool hops, sugar, and spice for 25 minutes
5.
Add cold steep liquor from specialty grains at the end of whirlpool

Tasting Notes (1)

CheeseNips

Tasted on 2/25/2019 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Pours 2 fingers of foam, very dark brown to the point of being black. Aroma is sweet yeast with a touch of toast. Flavor is burnt dark sugar and fruit along with yeast phenols to a low extent, then the flavor morphs into dates and roasty ash, ending with a misplaced bitterness. Body is medium and there is quite a bit of nucleation sharpness. Overall, the aroma is great but the flavor has something to be desired, essentially the flavor is dominated by burnt sugar and then ash, which is not what I care for. This is too dark for a dubbel, so I'm going for 2 stars as it doesn't achieve what I'm looking for.

Recipe Facts

Cluster Extract Dubbel
Belgian Dubbel
  • 3.25 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 3.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 30  min Boil Time
  • 1.061 OG
  • 1.006 FG
  • 20.9 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.34 BG:GU
  • 26.9° SRM Color
  • 85% Efficiency
  • 7.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 203 per 12oz Calories
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