Belgian Dark Strong Ale Recipe - Chimay Blue

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Chimay Blue

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All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Belgian Dark Strong Ale recipe from Ray Philbrook at Brew It Yourself

Fermentables

70% - Pale Ale - BE
14
38
3
Mash
10% - Munich Dark - DE
2
37
15
Mash
5% - Munich Light - DE
1
37
6
Mash
5% - CaraMunich - BE
1
34
56
Mash
4% - Biscuit Malt - BE
0.75
36
23
Mash
4% - Aromatic Malt - UK
0.75
35
20
Mash
2% - Special B - BE
0.5
30
180
Mash

Hops

Sterling
1.25
Pellet
Boil
55 min(s)
7.5
20.0
Sterling
0.75
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
7.5
6.1

Yeast

White Labs Trappist Ale WLP500
77%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Heat 10 gallons of water (20% dilution) to 162 degrees in big kettle
2.
Add 3 grams Gypsum, 3 grams Calcium Chloride, and 1 gram Epsom salt
3.
Assume grain temperature is 76 degrees
4.
Add 7.5 gallons of strike water to mash tun while stirring in 20# of grains
5.
Mash temperature should be 152 degrees
6.
Let stand for 60 minutes
7.
Heat remaining water in kettle to 175 degrees
8.
Recycle liquid from tun and pour back over grains until liquid is clear
9.
Slowly add water to grain bed and collect 6.5 gallons into small kettle
10.
Boil wort for 5 minutes
11.
Add 1.25 oz Sterling hops
12.
Boil for 40 minutes
13.
Then add 0.75 oz Sterling hops
14.
Add 1 tsp of Irish Moss
15.
Boil for 10 minutes
16.
Place chiller in kettle and bring back to boil for 5 minutes
17.
Cool wort to 75 degrees within 30 minutes
18.
Take hydrometer reading
19.
Split wort into 2 batches: one 3 gallon and one 2 gallon

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Recipe Facts

Chimay Blue
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.112 OG
  • 1.026 FG
  • 26.1 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.23 BG:GU
  • 22.5° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 11.1% ABV Alcohol
  • 399 per 12oz Calories
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