Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast Belgian Strong A
Yeast Starter: yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.044
Final Gravity: 1.010
IBU: 19
Boiling Time (Minutes): 90
Color: yellow
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 10
Tasting Notes: Duvel-like; light and unmistakably Belgian-tasting

This is one beer that I've had my sights set when I first began homebrewing. I love Duvel, but I didn't like that I really had to pace myself when drinking them. At 8.5% ABV, two or three of those can hit hard. So I set out to make a session version of one of my favorite beers

This is a light beer that's approachable by most (co-brewers mom only drinks crappy light beer but she found herself enjoying a couple of these), but substantial enough to keep craft beer lovers interested.

It tastes like Duvel. Pilsner malt along with a hint of Saaz hops, and a pleasant fruity yeast character to fill out the rest

Patersbier
Highwayman Brewery
5.50 Gallons
70% Efficiency
Preboil Volume: about 6.80 gallons
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale

9 lbs Belgian Pilsner Malt
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine

0.75 oz Saaz (3.5%) - 60 min (whatever it takes to hit 19 IBUs)
0.50 oz Saaz (3.5%) - 30 min
0.50 oz Saaz (3.5%) - 15 min

Wyeast Belgian Strong Ale (used http://yeastcalc.com to make an appropriate starter)
start fermenting at 65F then let rise to 72F over the next couple of days

Protein Rest - 9 quarts - 122F for 30 minutes
Saccharification Rest - 8 quarts infusion - 150F for 30 minutes

For those who build their water (light beers don't seem to work well with my tap water, so I build from distilled):
59 Cal 7 Mag 10 Sod 73 Chl 72 Sul 22 Alk