Bubble Gum Belgian (Extract) 5.5

Bubble Gum Belgian
(Extract) 5.5

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This Homebrew Recipe was added by Zachary H on April 19, 2006 at 20:50:05:
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Brewing Method: Extract
Yeast: White Labs, Trappist and Abbey
Yeast Starter: pitch both Trappist and abbey
Batch Size: 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.090
Final Gravity: 1.023
Alcohol Content: 8.6 %
Total Grains: 3lb
Color:
Extract Efficiency: %
Hop IBU's: 35
Boiling Time:
Primary Fermentation: 1 week
Secondary Fermentation: 3 to 4 weeks
Additional Fermentation: bottle or keg

Grain Bill:

11LB dry malt extract
2LB Crystal 20L
.5LB American Vienna
.5LB Belgian Aromatic

Hop Bill:

First Gold 45 min 1oz
Styrian Gold 15 min 1oz
Cascade 15 min .5oz
dry hop in secondary with .5oz of Styrian Goldings

Mash Schedule:

Steep your grain in a .5 gallon of water at 150F. For 30 minutes.
Sparge your grain with .5 gallon of warm water just over the grain bag nothing fancey about this one.
Bring your water up to 2.5 gallons and boil,
Add 11Lb munich dry malt pale and your 1oz of hops
boil for 45 mins then add. 1oz Styrian
boil for 15 mins and add. .5oz cascade, 1tsp sweet orange peel, 1tsp of coriander (crushed) and 1tsp Irish Moss
Cool wort to 74 degrees and pitch your yeast

Brewers Notes:

This is a simple but great belgian. Beware this beer is not for the water beer drinker. it is very very strong. When I keg this beer people go crazy...........Have Fun