RobWalker
Well-Known Member
Hey all.
Just brewing up a standard belgian pale ale for some christmas supping, it'll be good to have something everyone can enjoy but that I appreciate too.
+ Mangrove Jack's Belgian Yeast harvested from my previous brew (an American IPA, my dad misplaced the yeast, so had to use this. found said yeast about 10 seconds after pitching, the sod.)
Single infusion BIAB as always, with a quick dunk-sprage in 2L water. 66c for 120 mins (happy to get some extra fermentables out of this one! and as I'm off work unwell, I'd better do some housework...)
I'm going to rack 1 gallon of this off and spice it for christmas. I'm not entirely sure how yet, but I'm thinking;
Molasses/Maple Syrup
A tiny bit of centennial dry hopping
Dried Lemongrass
Orange skins
That should give it a weird citrus flavour and a deeper colour...and 8 bottles seems a good amount. Nothing too complex, just a little spice profile - because of the pale nature of the beer I don't think typical christmas spices would taste great, especially stuff like cinnamon..
Just brewing up a standard belgian pale ale for some christmas supping, it'll be good to have something everyone can enjoy but that I appreciate too.
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 22.89 L
Estimated OG: 1.047 SG
Estimated Color: 6.8 EBC
Estimated IBU: 19.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.70 kg Lager Malt (3.9 EBC) Grain 92.5 %
0.30 kg CaraGold (5.9 EBC) Grain 7.5 %
15.00 gm Northern Brewer [8.00%] (60 min) Hops 14.9 IBU
10.00 gm Northern Brewer [8.00%] (15 min) Hops 4.9 IBU
+ Mangrove Jack's Belgian Yeast harvested from my previous brew (an American IPA, my dad misplaced the yeast, so had to use this. found said yeast about 10 seconds after pitching, the sod.)
Single infusion BIAB as always, with a quick dunk-sprage in 2L water. 66c for 120 mins (happy to get some extra fermentables out of this one! and as I'm off work unwell, I'd better do some housework...)
I'm going to rack 1 gallon of this off and spice it for christmas. I'm not entirely sure how yet, but I'm thinking;
Molasses/Maple Syrup
A tiny bit of centennial dry hopping
Dried Lemongrass
Orange skins
That should give it a weird citrus flavour and a deeper colour...and 8 bottles seems a good amount. Nothing too complex, just a little spice profile - because of the pale nature of the beer I don't think typical christmas spices would taste great, especially stuff like cinnamon..