Belgian Golden Strong Ale Recipe - My First Belgian Golden Strong Ale

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My First Belgian Golden Strong Ale

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All Grain
36.75 Gallon(s)
40 Gallon(s)
90 min
91%
All Grain Belgian Golden Strong Ale homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Pilsner - BE, Rice Hulls - US, Table Sugar - Sucrose - US, Magnum Hops, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh Hops, White Labs Belgian Strong Ale Yeast WLP545 Homebrew Yeast.

Fermentables

92% - Pilsner - BE
84
36
2
Mash
3% - Rice Hulls - US
3
0
0
Mash
4% - Table Sugar - Sucrose - US
4
46
0
Late

Hops

Magnum
4
Pellet
Boil
80 min(s)
16.8
28.0
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
8
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
3.6
5.6

Yeast

White Labs Belgian Strong Ale Yeast WLP545
96%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
29gal strike water(1.3488 qt/lb of grain) with 92.85g 85% phosphoric acid
2.
Add 29.3g gypsum & 8.6g calcium chloride to strike water
3.
Fill HLT to 19gal & add 34.88g 85% phosphoric acid
4.
Rest mash @ 145F for 45 minutes then heat to hit 155F
5.
Rest mash at 155F for 15 minutes then heat to hit 170F
6.
8 gallons of water absorbed by grain (.38 quarts per lb of grain loss)
7.
Recirculate till wort runs clear then fly sparge with 19 gallons heated to 180F
8.
Boil for 90 minutes, add 1st hops with 60 minutes left in boil
9.
Dissolve sugar in wort then add with 30 minutes left in boil
10.
add Irish Moss & Yeast Nutrient with 10 min left in boil
11.
Start fermentation at 66F for 2 days then increase by 2F per day till hitting 78F
12.
2 step yeast starter 1st step 2L 2nd step 12L 218g DME 2L 436g DME 4L
13.
91g DME in 4L for 1.008 starter

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Recipe Facts

My First Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Belgian Golden Strong Ale
  • 36.75 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 40.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.080 OG
  • 1.003 FG
  • 33.7 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.42 BG:GU
  • 4.3° SRM Color
  • 91% Efficiency
  • 9.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 268 per 12oz Calories
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