- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes
- Yeast Starter
- Lazy this time, used two packs
- Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
- N/a
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.5 Gallons
- Original Gravity
- 1.053
- Final Gravity
- 1.004
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 90
- IBU
- 35
- Color
- 6 SRM
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 4 days, pitched 66, rode to 76
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- N/a
- Additional Fermentation
- Kegged after roughly three weeks
- Tasting Notes
- See Below
11 lbs Weyermann Bohemian Pilsner
1 lb Castle Caravienne
1.2 Ounces Perle 6.5% AAU @ 90
1 Tab Whirflock @ 15 minutes
1.5 tsp Ounces Cumin Power @ 10
0.15 Ounces Coriander Seed Crushed @ 10
0.15 Ounces Caraway Seed Crushed @ 10
0.6 TSP Wyeast Yeast Nutrient 10 Mins
* NOTES: used 4 gallons of water from Walmst Drinking gallons
Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes
Source: 2 Smack Packs
Starter: No
Pitching Temp: 66
Finishing Temp: 76
Temp Timeframe: 4 days
Mashed 3 Gallons @ 131 for 15 Minutes
Infused 3 Gallons @ 148 for 75 Minutes
Batch Sparged 2 gallons @ 170 for 15 mins
Primed with Kegged to 3 volumes 6.3% Abv
Look: Dark Gold to light orange, large head that eventually reduces down to a soapy ring that provides decent, but soapy, lacing
Aroma: Spicy, light Belgian style esters, faint smell of caramel
Taste: Very spicy, strong maltiness that is soft and flowing, corriander in the foreground (but not identifiable if I did not know), caraway somewhere melding in with the caramel that is present but an undertone to the maltiness.
Mouthfeel: Light mouthfeel but not at all watery. High carbonation and low FG make this feel like it is evoprating off your tongue
Drinkability: Pretty drinkable, a solid Belgian Pale Ale