Belgian Dark Strong Ale Recipe - Clone Of Westvleteren 12 Clone

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Clone Of Westvleteren 12 Clone

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All Grain
25 Liter(s)
32.4573 Liter(s)
90 min
75%
All Grain Belgian Dark Strong Ale homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Pale Ale - BE, Pilsner - BE, D-180 Candi Sugar, Brewer's Gold Hops, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh Hops, Styrian Goldings Hops, Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787 Homebrew Yeast, Yeast Nutrient.

This recipe was cloned from Westvleteren 12 Clone.

Fermentables

39% - Pale Ale - BE
3.9943
38
3
Mash
44% - Pilsner - BE
4.5649
36
2
Mash
17% - D-180 Candi Sugar
1.7118
36
180
Late

Hops

Brewer's Gold
35.6625
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
7
16.2
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
35.6625
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
4.3
7.7
Styrian Goldings
35.6625
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
5.3
6.1

Yeast

Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787
79%

Other Stuff

Yeast Nutrient
3.1002
ml
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Make a 3.8L Starter Prior to Brew Day
2.
Extract 1.0 gallon of wort at the beginning of clear runoff into a 3-5 gallon pot
3.
Boil the wort down until it becomes a dark mahogany brown and is bubbling with large bubbles
4.
Be careful NOT to burn the maltose syrup
5.
The result will be approximately 24-26 ounces of syrup
6.
Re-crash the syrup by adding wort from the ongoing main boil
7.
Pour the dissolved liquid back in to the main boil
8.
Chill wort to 63-64F
9.
Oxygenate chilled wort to 8-10PPM by diffusing pure O2 via .05 micron diffuser for 90-120 seconds. Pitch decanted yeast starter, adding chilled wort to the yeast flask to clear remaining yeast as necessary.
10.
Primary Fermentation (7 days at 63F ending at 80.0 F)
11.
Secondary Fermentation (3 -10 days at 78.0 F ending at 60.0 F)
12.
Tertiary Fermentation (40 days at 50.0 F ending at 50.0 F)

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Recipe Facts

Clone Of Westvleteren 12 Clone
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • 25.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 32.46 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.100 OG
  • 1.021 FG
  • 30.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.30 BG:GU
  • 38.1° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 10.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 350 per 12oz Calories
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