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billted

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I tried this beer and was great but cant figured out what style of beer it is. Can someone tell me?
6lbs Northwestern Gold LME
1lb Pilsen Light DME
1lb CaraMunich
.75lbs Special B
.5lbs Crystal 90
1oz tettnang
1oz liberty
Wyeast Euro Ale
 
Looks most like a Dubbel to me... Hops are a bit off though.

From BJCP guide:
Ingredients: Belgian yeast strains prone to production of
higher alcohols, esters, and phenolics are commonly used.
Water can be soft to hard. Impression of complex grain bill,
although traditional versions are typically Belgian Pils malt
with caramelized sugar syrup or other unrefined sugars providing
much of the character. Homebrewers may use Belgian
Pils or pale base malt, Munich-type malts for maltiness, Special
B for raisin flavors, CaraVienne or CaraMunich for dried
fruit flavors, other specialty grains for character.
Dark caramelized
sugar syrup or sugars for color and rum-raisin flavors.
Noble-type, English-type or Styrian Goldings hops
commonly used. No spices are traditionally used, although
restrained use is allowable.
 
Good guess on the Belgian dubbel. My head's been in doppel bocks lately. But that recipe could easily be an altbier (pronounced "ultbeer",or old,as in old style). So you could adjust the hops usage to what particular countries "style" you wish it to be. I can see a lot of opportunities to play with this one.
 
or... don't worry about the style, brew it and enjoy the hell out of it. It sounds terrific regardless of the style issue.
 
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