Belgian Dark Strong Ale Recipe - Westvleteren 12 Clone

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Westvleteren 12 Clone

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All Grain
5.25 Gallon(s)
7.22 Gallon(s)
90 min
75%
Westvleteren 12 Clone recipe from Homebrew Talk

This recipe was cloned from Westvleteren 12 Clone.

Fermentables

17% - D-180 Candi Sugar
3
36
180
Late
44% - Pilsner - BE
8
36
2
Mash
39% - Pale Ale - BE
7
38
3
Mash

Hops

Brewer's Gold
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
7
16.2
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
4.3
7.7
Styrian Goldings
1
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
5.3
6.1

Yeast

Wyeast Trappist High Gravity 3787
79%

Other Stuff

Yeast Nutrient
0.5
tsp
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
149
90 min
Batch Sparge
Infusion
168
10 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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Comments

  • ctorx

    I'm curious if you've brewed this.

    2/18/2015 1:33:53 PM
  • enobale

    Not yet, I'm getting ready to do it. I had to make a few changes because I wanted to use a local candi-syrup source instead of the D180. Here is a link to a lot of brewers that have made it and had a lot of success.

    2/18/2015 1:37:47 PM
  • enobale

    http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f73/westvleteren-12-clone-multiple-award-winner-500037/

    2/18/2015 1:37:49 PM
  • ctorx

    Thanks for sharing!

    2/18/2015 3:43:21 PM

Recipe Facts

Westvleteren 12 Clone
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • 5.25 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.22 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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