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Chimay clone
By my opinion this is a great clone of Chimay Red/Cinq Cents... I have done taste tests and is very similar (i think better). I recultured yeast from a bottle of Chimay Grand Reserve, with some luck, and it worked very well. This has to be my favorite brew
| Brewer: | Kevin Bower | Email: | ktb116@psu.edu | |||||
| Beer: | Chimay clone | Style: | Belgian Ale | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 23 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.069 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.1% v/v (5.5% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | .1 lb. Belgian aromatic .5 lb. Belgian CaraMunich .1 lb. Belgian chocolate |
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| Boil: | minutes | SG 1.084 | 4.5 gallons | |||||
| 6 lb. 6 oz. Light malt extract 1 lb. 8 oz. Light dry malt extract 1 lb. Belgian candi sugar 7 oz. Brown sugar |
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| Hops: | 2 oz. Tettnanger (4% AA, 60 min.) .25 oz. Hallertauer Hersbrucker (5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Recultured from Chimay Grande Reserve.. i decided to use this yeast due to the higher alcohol content, thus thinking the yeast maybe a little more tolerent and heartier.? Either way it worked great | |||||||
Recipe posted 10/29/01.
