Belgian Dark Strong Ale Recipe - Northern 13

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Northern 13

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All Grain
6 Gallon(s)
8 Gallon(s)
90 min
72%
All Grain Belgian Dark Strong Ale homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: Pilsner - BE, Pale Ale - BE, D-180 Candi Sugar, Brewer's Gold Hops, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh Hops, Styrian Goldings Hops, White Labs Abbey Ale WLP530 Homebrew Yeast, Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787 Homebrew Yeast, Yeast Nutrient.

This recipe was cloned from Westvleteren 12 Clone.

Fermentables

46% - Pilsner - BE
8.7
36
2
Mash
40% - Pale Ale - BE
7.6
38
3
Mash
14% - D-180 Candi Sugar
2.72
36
180
Late

Hops

Brewer's Gold
1.09
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
8
23.8
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1.09
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
5
11.4
Styrian Goldings
1.09
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
4.1
6.1

Yeast

White Labs Abbey Ale WLP530
77%
Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787
79%

Other Stuff

Yeast Nutrient
0.5
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
149
90 min

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

Northern 13
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 8.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.089 OG
  • 1.019 FG
  • 41.3 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.47 BG:GU
  • 32.8° SRM Color
  • 72% Efficiency
  • 8.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 307 per 12oz Calories
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