Belgian Dark Strong Ale Recipe - Half assed Mad Elf Clone - missing Munich Light

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Half assed Mad Elf Clone - missing Munich Light

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All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
8.3 Gallon(s)
90 min
75%
Our attempt at a Mad Elf clone. Found recipe that had been given a "thumbs up" from Troegs. Grain store shorted me on the Munich. My fault for not checking before paying. No worries. Will bump fermentables with honey and sugar. Added .25 lb of roasted barley to mash at around 50 min into a 90 min mash. Wanted to darken the beer a little. Also, used the correct style of hops, but the Alpha rating was much lower than the recipe called for.

Fermentables

76% - Pilsner - BE
14.5
36
2
Mash
0% - Munich - Light 10L - US
0
35
10
Mash
1% - Chocolate - BE
0.25
30
335
Mash
4% - Honey - US
0.78
35
1
Late
11% - Cane Sugar - US
2
46
1
Late
6% - Carapils - Dextrine Malt - US
1.2
33
1
Mash
1% - Roasted Barley - BE
0.25
30
525
Mash

Hops

Hallertau
1
Pellet
Boil
90 min(s)
2.7
6.3
Saaz
1
Pellet
Boil
20 min(s)
2.4
3.2

Yeast

White Labs Trappist Ale WLP500
77%

Other Stuff

Sweet Cherrys - Frozen
2
lb
Secondary

Mash Steps

Mash in
Decoction
161.7
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Prior to brew session - 2 step (1.6L) yeast starter
2.
Mash in - Add 6.16 gal of water at 164F finish target temp 151F steep for 90 min
3.
Batch sparge with - 5 gal at 168F
4.
Add honey and sugar with 20 min left in boil
5.
Add 1 Whirlfloc tablet with 15 min left in boil
6.
Add 1 tsp Yeast energizer / nutrient with 15 min left in boil
7.
14 days in Primary
8.
Rack to Secondary for 14 days and add 2lbs Cherries
9.
Bottle and condition for minimum of 14 days

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Recipe Facts

Half assed Mad Elf Clone - missing Munich Light
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 8.30 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.100 OG
  • 1.023 FG
  • 9.5 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.10 BG:GU
  • 20.6° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 10.0% ABV Alcohol
  • 353 per 12oz Calories
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