Belgian Dark Strong Ale Recipe - Westvleteren 12 Clone

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Westvleteren 12 Clone

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All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
All Grain Belgian Dark Strong Ale homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: 2-Row - US, Belgian Aromatic - BE, Biscuit Malt - BE, CaraMunich - BE, Flaked Oats - US, Special B - BE, Chocolate - BE, Belgian Clear Candi Sugar - BE, Magnum Hops, Styrian Goldings Hops, Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787 Homebrew Yeast, Yeast Nutrient.

This recipe was cloned from ST BERNARDUS ABT 12 CLONE.

Fermentables

74% - 2-Row - US
14
36
2
Mash
3% - Belgian Aromatic - BE
0.5
36
26
Mash
3% - Biscuit Malt - BE
0.5
36
23
Mash
3% - CaraMunich - BE
0.5
34
56
Mash
3% - Flaked Oats - US
0.5
37
1
Mash
1% - Special B - BE
0.25
30
180
Mash
1% - Chocolate - BE
0.25
30
340
Mash
13% - Belgian Clear Candi Sugar - BE
2.5
36
1
Late

Hops

Magnum
0.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
12
17.1
Styrian Goldings
1
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
5.3
7.5

Yeast

Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787
79%

Other Stuff

Yeast Nutrient
1
each
Boil

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Make 1G starter
2.
90 minute boil with hops
3.
Add sugar for last 15 minutes of boil
4.
Add yeast nutrient for last 10 minutes of boil
5.
Pitch at 70F; let temp rise over fermentation to 83F over 7 days
6.
Rack to secondary and condition for 6-8 weeks at 50F
7.
Carbonate to 3 volumes

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Recipe Facts

Westvleteren 12 Clone
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.107 OG
  • 1.022 FG
  • 24.6 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.23 BG:GU
  • 19.9° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 10.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 377 per 12oz Calories
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