Belguin stong partigale

[ashplub]

I decided to celebrate the day after x-mas with brewing a pair of Belgians parti-gale style. I used the 10.10.10 recipe as an inspiration but I calculated for a lower volume, substituted honey malt for the Munich and upped the wheat a little. I have 4.6g @1.084 into the fermenter and i am planning to make a syrup with 2lbs sugar and feed it tomorrow morning. This thing is kicken after about 6 hours. The Belgian pale got about .5lbs oats and an extra lb of honey malt in the mash. I have 4.75 gallons into the fermenter @ 1.035 for beer #2.

Here are the details.

Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Type: All Grain
Date: 12/26/2010
Batch Size: 4.60 gal
Boil Size: 5.54 gal
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)


Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
15.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 80.00 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 5.33 %
0.75 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4.00 %
1.00 oz Galena [13.00 %] (90 min) Hops 37.2 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (20 min) Hops 8.1 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
2.00 lb Cane (Beet) Sugar (0.0 SRM) Sugar 10.67 %
1 Pkgs Belgian Ale (White Labs #WLP550) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.105 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.105 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.024 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.62 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 11.70 %
Bitterness: 45.3 IBU Calories: 491 cal/pint
Est Color: 7.8 SRM Color: Color



Honey pale ale

Type: All Grain
Date: 12/26/2010
Batch Size: 4.50 gal
Boil Size: 5.15 gal
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 25.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
15.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 86.96 %
1.25 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 7.25 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 5.80 %
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 11.4 IBU
0.15 oz Galena [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 8.9 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (20 min) Hops 6.9 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.00 lb Cane (Beet) Sugar (0.0 SRM) Sugar 0.00 %
1 Pkgs Belgian Ale (White Labs #WLP550) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.035 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.035 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.009 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.006 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 3.45 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 3.77 %
Bitterness: 27.2 IBU Calories: 151 cal/pint
Est Color: 9.2 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: My Mash Total Grain Weight: 17.25 lb
Sparge Water: 0.94 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

 

[ashplub]

Just measured the gravity after 2 weeks and it is down to 1.008 making 12.5%...yikes. Tasted the thief sample and this is a strong beer. The weak beer finished at 1.006 and tastes like i extracted alot of tannins. Or maybe this is what too much honey malt tastes like?