Brew Recipe

5 Gallons  -  All Grain

OG: 1.080         FG: 1.012

Alcohol by Volume: 8.92 %

Color:

136 (HCU)

95.8 (SRM)

Recipe Style:

Specialty Grains
  • CaraMunich - Belgian   (1.5 pounds)
Fermentables
  • Pilsener - Belgian   (10 pounds)  
  • Candi Sugar - Soft Brown - Belgian   (2 pounds)  10 min
  • Corn Sugar   (1 pounds)  10 min
Mash Schedule

149 degrees for 60 min
165 degrees for 10 min
175 degree batch sparge

Strike Water: 4.31 gallons (17.25 quarts)
Sparge Water: 3.33 gallons (13.30 quarts)
Total Water: 7.64 gallons (30.55 quarts)

Efficiency: 61%

Hop Additions
  • Tradition Pellet  (1oz.)  60 min
  • Hallertau Hersbrucker Pellet  (0.5oz.)  30 min
  • Hallertau Hersbrucker Pellet  (0.5oz.)  5 min
Boil Additions
  • Irish Moss  (1 tsp)  15 min
Yeast
  • Wyeast 1762 - Belgian Abbey II (Liquid)
Dude Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Primary Fermentation: 9 days
Secondary Fermentation: 5.7 weeks (40 days)
Bottle Conditioning: 3.1 weeks (22 days)
Total Aging Time: 2.1 months (71 days)

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