Beer Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
(18D)
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5 US gallons
Original Gravity: 1.072
Final Gravity: 1.014
Alcohol by Vol: 7.59%
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.00 US Gallons
Mash temp 158 degrees, pH 5.3, 1 hour mash, final temp 155 degrees. Mash out with 1-1/2 gallons boiling water, resultant temp 168 degrees. Sparge @ 168 degrees, sparge water acidified with lactic acid to pH 6.5. Collect 8 gallons sweet wort. Add brown sugar. Boil for 1-1/2 hours. Add all hops 30 minutes into the boil. Cool to 70 degrees (counterflow chiller). Pitch Chimay starter. Ferment for 2 months in a single stage fermentation. Prime with 44 ounce sweet wort (from the original brew, stored very carefully). Bottle, yield 6 gals.
Source: C.R. Saikley