Specialty Fruit Beer Recipe - Winter Solstice Belgian Dark Strong Ale Annos Unos

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Winter Solstice Belgian Dark Strong Ale Annos Unos

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All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
7 Gallon(s)
90 min
63%
A sort of Troegs Mad Elf clone at a lighter ABV, around 9%. After bottling, it turns out to be 8.2%. It's a light brown color and sweet-cheery taste. Experimenting with new brewing system and efficiency was way off (second time using system - first time efficiency was 77%). OG actual = 1.07, FG = 1.008 (same ABV as predicted gravities)

Fermentables

17% - Munich - Light 10L - US
3
34
10
Mash
67% - Pilsner - BE
12
37
5
Mash
3% - Chocolate - BE
0.5
25
300
Mash
1% - Special B - BE
0.25
35
180
Mash
1% - Caramel/Crystal 80 - US
0.25
33
80
Mash
6% - Honey - US
1
32
1
Late
6% - Cane Sugar - US
1
46
1
Late

Hops

Saaz
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
3.8
10.3
Hallertau
1
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
4.5
6.0

Yeast

Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787
79%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

Step 2
Direct Heat
154
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Ferment 10 to 14 days
2.
After fermentation add 1.5 pound sweet cherries and 1.5 pound tart cherries (both frozen/pasteurized)
3.
Secondary 10 to 14 days
4.
Bottle with priming sugar and test after 2 weeks

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Recipe Facts

Winter Solstice Belgian Dark Strong Ale Annos Unos
Specialty Fruit Beer
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.088 OG
  • 1.019 FG
  • 16.3 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.18 BG:GU
  • 25.5° SRM Color
  • 63% Efficiency
  • 9.0% ABV Alcohol
  • 305 per 12oz Calories
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Specialty Fruit Beer

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: Varies / Your OG: 1.088
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: Varies / Your FG: 1.019
IBU 0
120
IBU: Varies / Your IBU: 16
SRM 0
40
SRM: Varies / Your SRM: 25.5
ABV 0
14
ABV: Varies / Your ABV: 9.0
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: Varies / Your BG:GU: 0.18

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