Brewster2256

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Strawberry dubbel
Style: Belgian Dubbel
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Volume: 5.72 gal Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Actual Efficiency: 74.9 %

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.0 SRM) Grain 84.6 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 7.7 %
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (60 min) Hops 16.7 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (10 min) Hops 6.1 IBU
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
4.00 lb Strawberrys (Secondary 2.0 weeks) Misc
1.00 lb Candi Sugar, Amber (75.0 SRM) Sugar 7.7 %
1 Pkgs Belgian Golden Ale (White Labs #WLP570) [Starter 1000 ml] Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile Estimated
Original Gravity: 1.073 SG (1.062-1.075 SG)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.016 SG (1.010-1.018 SG)
Estimated Color: 13.0 SRM (10.0-14.0 SRM)
Bitterness: 22.8 IBU (15.0-25.0 IBU)
Alpha Acid Units: 1.1 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 7.5 % (6.0-7.5 %)

Local market had cheap strawberries, so I stocked up a bit. Any idea how this would taste? I didn't want it to be too bitter, with the bitterness of the hops being just enough to balance the candi sugar and strawberries. Any and all advice would be appreciated.

Corey_James

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Sounds good to me!

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passedpawn

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I keep putting off beers with fruit in them. This one makes me want to do one right away. Good luck.

fidjit

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Sounds awesome! Made my mouth water reading it. GL!

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TommyBoy

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I currently have 12.2lbs of strawberries from my plants this year and will be putting in about 4-5 of them in an Imperial Strawberry Blonde this weekend. This will be my first strawberry beer. If it is good I am immediately making another.

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FSR402

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You will want a longer contact time. I have found that 14 days will give me a lot of berry and a lot of sweetness, but 28 days will give me all that with some tartness to balance the sweet.

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mkorpal

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Looks good. But I would suggest two things. First, I would save some money and replace the 1lb of candi sugar with just regular table sugar. The candi sugar isn't going to do much for you. I would also consider adding a small amount, maybe 4oz, of special B malt to the grains. It will give you the color you will lose from dropping the candi sugar and will give you some dark fruit notes to go along with the strawberries.

make sure you add the recipe to the database if it turns out good.

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Brewster2256

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I made my own Belgian candi sugar, with the cost/lb being around 50 cents. I'll see if I can fit in Special B without going out of my color profile.

mkorpal

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Got it, good job!

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Primary: Unknown Mead
Secondary: Matt's Saison
Carbing: Raspberry Apple Cider 333
Enjoying: Lazy Ass Orange Pale Ale, Belgian Grand Cru, Belgian Dubble, Cherry Stout, Demonstration IPA

On Deck: Black IPA

PseudoChef

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That's a very Americanized dubbel.

For a Belgian style dubbel I'd want to add a small bit of Special B as well as some Munich or Aromatic. Scrap the Crystal and replace with Caramunich.

Drop the cascades and replace with a Stryian/Fuggle/Golding variety.