Wahoo Belgian Dark

I made too much wort. Should have produced 6.5 gallons of wort and boiled it down to 5.5 gallons for a higher gravity.

Brewer:	joe126		Email:	joe126@hotmail.com
Beer:	Wahoo Belgian Dark		Style:	Belgian Strong Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	6.5 gallons
Color:	57 HCU (~24 SRM)		Bitterness:	32 IBU
OG:	1.072		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	7.7% v/v (6.1% w/w)
Grain:	17 lb. 11 oz. Belgian Pilsner 13 oz. Belgian Munich 7 oz. Belgian aromatic 6 oz. American crystal 120L 7 oz. Belgian CaraVienne
Mash:	58% efficiency
	Mashed at 148 F for 2 hours and sparged at 152 F for 30 minutes.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.067	7 gallons
	1 lb. Belgian candi sugar
	The Centennial hops are actually Summit. I added 1/4 oz corriander seed every 15 minutes and 1 oz of cardamom at 30 minutes. The Belgian candy was boiled all 60 minutes.
Hops:	.5 oz. Cascade (16.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Centennial (9.1% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5.5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (3.5% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	I used WLP 500 yeast.
Tasting:	Next time I'll use less cardamom.

Recipe posted 11/16/08.