Belgian Dark Strong Ale Recipe - Belgian Quad

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Belgian Quad

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All Grain + Extract
5.25 Gallon(s)
7.5 Gallon(s)
90 min
63%
All Grain Plus Extract Belgian Dark Strong Ale homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: 2-Row - US, Belgian Dark Candi Syrup - BE , Special B - BE, Columbus Hops, Fuggles Hops, White Labs Trappist Ale WLP500 Homebrew Yeast.

Fermentables

93% - 2-Row - US
20
37
2
Mash
5% - Belgian Dark Candi Syrup - BE
1
32
180
Extract
2% - Special B - BE
0.5
30
140
Mash

Hops

Columbus
0.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
15
23.2
Fuggles
0.5
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
5
5.9
Fuggles
0.5
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
4.8
3.7

Yeast

White Labs Trappist Ale WLP500
86%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Decoction
148
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
USE 1 gal --> 9 gal @ 156
2.
Mash in at 159 --> 148
3.
90 min mash: @ 40 min pull 1 Gal -->
4.
Boil down 1 Gal of First Running into Syrup, add back b4 boil
5.
ServoMyces in last 5 min of boil
6.
yeast pitch rate: .8m cells/ml/p
7.
pitch yeast as low as possible 60-62
8.
let ferment 72 for 3 days, bring inside and wrap let free rise 10 days
9.
Age 30 days, keg and carb 2.5 volumes
10.
Water: see quad file
11.
Carb to 2.2 Volumes = 1.4 g per 16 oz bottle

Tasting Notes (3)

Garrett-myers14

Tasted on 8/31/2019 by Garrett-myers14

Notes:

heat is completely gone, very strong but smooth and syrupy while cold, dark fruits and raison.

Garrett-myers14

Tasted on 12/1/2018 by Garrett-myers14

Notes:

Carbonation is there, small dissipating head brown head, tastes of dark fruit, fig, raison and black licorice, low alcohol heat

Garrett-myers14

Tasted on 11/8/2018 by Garrett-myers14

Notes:

Brewed: 10/18 Tasted 11/8 Primary and secondary --> cold crash complete. Bottled with 120g D-180 for around 2.6-2.7v c02 Tastes of dark fruits, caramel is mellowing, heat is dissipating, gonna be good with some age!

Recipe Facts

Belgian Quad
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • 5.25 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.097 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 32.8 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.34 BG:GU
  • 23.7° SRM Color
  • 63% Efficiency
  • 10.7% ABV Alcohol
  • 335 per 12oz Calories
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