Belgian Dark Strong Ale Recipe - It’s a Boy

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It’s a Boy

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All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
85%
All Grain Belgian Dark Strong Ale homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: German Wheat, Belgian Aromatic - BE, Biscuit Malt - BE, Belgian Clear Candi Sugar - BE, Caramel/Crystal 90 - US, Honey Malt - CA, Carapils - DE, German Hallertau Hops, White Labs Belgian Ale WLP550 Homebrew Yeast, Irish Moss, Amylase Enzyme.

This recipe was cloned from Belgian Double Blonde Ale.

Fermentables

6% - German Wheat
1
39
2
Mash
4% - Belgian Aromatic - BE
0.6
36
26
Mash
4% - Biscuit Malt - BE
0.7
36
23
Mash
4% - Belgian Clear Candi Sugar - BE
0.6
36
1
Late
5% - Caramel/Crystal 90 - US
0.8
35
90
Mash
3% - Honey Malt - CA
0.5
37
25
Mash
74% - Carapils - DE
12
33
2
Mash

Hops

German Hallertau
0.5
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
3.5
2.5

Yeast

White Labs Belgian Ale WLP550
81%

Other Stuff

Irish Moss
1
tsp
Boil
Amylase Enzyme
1.8
tsp
Mash

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Mash schedule
4.
Add candi sugar at 15 minutes before end of boil

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Recipe Facts

It’s a Boy
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.086 OG
  • 1.016 FG
  • 24.7 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.29 BG:GU
  • 14.1° SRM Color
  • 85% Efficiency
  • 8.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 295 per 12oz Calories
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.075-1.110 / Your OG: 1.086
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.010-1.024 / Your FG: 1.016
IBU 0
120
IBU: 20-35 / Your IBU: 2
SRM 0
40
SRM: 12-22 / Your SRM: 14.1
ABV 0
14
ABV: 8-12 / Your ABV: 8.9
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.18-0.47 / Your BG:GU: 0.03

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