From the January '18 shop brew session, this recipe was created based on several ingredients I found available for cheap/free. The shop had accidentally ordered a bag of Munich light malt of a brand that they don't normally stock, so they marked it way down to get it out of inventory. I mentioned to several other members that I wanted to use that malt for the shop brew to see if they had recipe suggestions. John Aitcheson said he had saved yeast slurry from an earlier batch that had been cultured from a bottle of Westvleteren 8 and offered it for the shop brew. Given that yeast (free!) and that malt (cheap!) a strong dark Belgian style brew made the most sense. At this writing, the ferment is now tapering off. The wort by itself tasted fantastic.
Brewed By: Cullen Davis, Jenna Bonney, Duane Schmeckert, Bradley T., Kevin Alvarado
Shop Brew Belgian Strong Dark Ale - Westy-ish
By Cullen Davis
| Method: |
All Grain |
Style: |
Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
| Boil Time: |
60 min |
Batch Size: |
35 gallons (fermentor volume)
|
| Boil Size: |
37.4 gallons |
Efficiency: |
70% (brew house)
|
| Boil Gravity: |
1.076 (recipe based estimate)
|
Hop Utilization Multiplier: |
1 |
Original Gravity: 1.079
Final Gravity: 1.019
ABV (standard): 7.92%
IBU (tinseth): 20.23
SRM (morey): 16.96
Mash pH: 0
Fermentables
| Amount |
Fermentable |
PPG |
°L |
Bill % |
| 50 lb |
Munich - Light 10L |
37.3 |
10 |
46.7% |
| 50 lb |
Belgian Pilsner Malt |
37 |
1.6 |
46.7% |
| 3 lb |
CaraMunich III |
34 |
57 |
2.8% |
| 4 lb |
Special B |
34 |
115 |
3.7% |
Hops
| Amount |
Variety |
Type |
AA |
Use |
Time |
IBU |
| 4 oz |
Aramis |
Pellet |
8.1 |
Boil |
60 min |
13.94 |
| 4 oz |
Aramis |
Leaf/Whole |
8.1 |
Boil |
15 min |
6.29 |
Mash Guidelines
| Amount |
Description |
Type |
Temp |
Time |
| 40.12 gal |
|
Strike |
152 F |
60 min |
| Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb |
Yeast
| - Westveleteren 8 Bottle Dregs |
| Attenuation (avg): |
65% |
Flocculation: |
Low |
| Optimum Temp: |
65 - 78 °F |
Starter: |
Yes |
| Fermentation Temp: |
- |
Pitch Rate: |
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P)
|
|
Priming
Target Water Profile: 35315
| Ca+2
|
Mg+2
|
Na+
|
Cl-
|
SO4-2
|
HCO3-
|
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
This recipe has been published online at: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1187237/shop-brew-belgian-strong-dark-ale-westy-ish Generated by Brewer's Friend Date: 2021-08-23 02:51 UTC Recipe Last Updated: 2021-08-23 02:46 UTC
