Respect Commander Belgian Ale
My next Belgian thing. I'm using WLP575 for the first time; I'm keeping things simple to highlight whatever this yeast does.
Brewer: | Matthew R. | Email: | mathstew@gmail.com | |||||
Beer: | Respect Commander Belgian Ale | Style: | Belgian Tripel | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 37 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.076 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
Alcohol: | 8.7% v/v (6.8% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | RO water. Gypsum added to adjust pH as necessary. | |||||||
Grain: | 11 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. Belgian aromatic |
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Mash: | 86% efficiency | |||||||
149*F for 60 minutes. Mashout: 168*F for 10 minutes. Fly sparge with 180*F water for 60 minutes. | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.059 | 7 gallons | |||||
.75 lb. Cane sugar | ||||||||
1/2 Whirfloc tab added 15 minutes before flameout. 1/2 tsp Wyeast yeast nutrient added 5 minutes before flameout. | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Northern Brewer (9.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 5 min.) 1 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, !!!dry hop min.) |
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Yeast: | WLP 575. Starter: one gallon, OG of 1.038, intermittent shaking, boiled with two pinches of yeast nutrient. | |||||||
Log: | Initial fermentation temperature: 68*F -- allow to free rise up to 78*F over 7 days. Add boiled table sugar just as krausen begins to recede. After one month in primary, rack to secondary and dry hop for 7 days. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Keg and force carbonate to 3.0 volumes. |
Recipe posted 11/22/11.