Belgian Dark Strong Ale Recipe - Backside Belgian Ale Double

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Backside Belgian Ale Double

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Extract
5 Gallon(s)
2.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Brewed 9/3/2012 - Brought to 156, added grain and covered. turned off heat and let sit. Temp held at 158. I put my extract and candi sugar in the sink with hot water to soften it up. Removed the grain and sparged with 32oz of hot tap water. I was now at 3 gallons and turned back on the heat. Brought to a boil removed from heat and added malt and sugar. Brought back to a boil and added Northern brewer hops. with 5 min. left I added the German Hallertau to a hop sock and added. I also stuck in my chiller to sanitize. After boil I stuck pot in ice bath and turned on chiller. At 70 degrees I pitched the yeast. My Original Gravity was 1.087.

Racked to a secondary. Fermented way too hot, around 78 and no starter, not sure what off flavor that is but it is not great. I let a few bottles sit around for 2 years and that definitely helped. I need to start monitoring my fermentation temperature more careful.

Fermentables

81% - Pale Liquid Malt Extract
10.5
36
8
Extract
8% - Belgian Dark Candi Sugar - BE
1
36
275
Late
8% - CaraVienna - BE
1
34
22
Steep
4% - Special B
0.5
30
180
Steep

Hops

Northern Brewer
1.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
7.3
13.5
Hallertau
1
Leaf
Boil
5 min(s)
4.3
1.0

Yeast

White Labs Trappist Ale WLP500
77%

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Recipe Facts

Backside Belgian Ale Double
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 2.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.088 OG
  • 1.020 FG
  • 14.4 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.16 BG:GU
  • 49.2° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 8.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 304 per 12oz Calories
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