Belgium beer

Nicknacknoo · Jan 5, 2016

Hi Guys

I'm about to brew a belgium blond but unsure of the mash temp. Can someone point me in the right direction. Cheers

Nick nack noo

TartanSpecial · Jan 5, 2016

I'm not a belgium beer specialist, but I mashed my last two (blonde and amber) belgian ales (Malt Miller recipe) at around 66.5 C and they turned out OK. Not sure if there is official guideline on low or medium mash temp for this style.

TheRedDarren · Jan 5, 2016

Belgian beers are normally mashed for fermentability, go for 64/65* and you should be good.
Are you adding candi sugar? A strong beer should include around 10% otherwise the malt is a bit too dominant.

Nicknacknoo · Jan 5, 2016

Cheers for the advice guys. Yup I got me some candi sugar. It came in the kit

Nicknacknoo · Jan 5, 2016

Ooh one more question what temp should I sparge at, I read somewhere that I should heat my hlt to 80 is this correct. Sorry for the question I'm still a fledgling. Gratitude Nick nack noo

TartanSpecial · Jan 5, 2016

I'd sparge at 75 C..don't go above that or you may extract tannins.

clibit · Jan 6, 2016

To get a batch sparge temperature of 75/76 you need sparge water that is hotter than that, i usually go for about 82-85 but it depends on your method, system and grain quantity etc. Something similar will apply to fly sparging.

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