1Mainebrew
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2010
- Messages
- 934
- Reaction score
- 39
- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- White Labs 0570
- Yeast Starter
- YES
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.082
- Final Gravity
- 1.018
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 90
- IBU
- 17.51
- Color
- 5.1
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 45 days at 70
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 30 days at 70
- Additional Fermentation
- 4 months in bottle
- Tasting Notes
- A real close clone of Duval
Grains/Fermentables
15 # Pilsner 2-row from Belgium
1.25 # Corn Sugar (Last 15 mins of boil)
Hops
1.25 oz Styrian Goldings for 60 mins
Yeast
White Labs Belgian Golden Ale yeast in a starter per mrmalty
Mash Profile
mash at 149 for 90 mins with 32 quarts water no sparge
This beer takes forever to clear because the golden ale yeast is about as low a flocculator as you will find, and I will tell you in advance, its no good early on. It takes the full 6.5 months to get into its own, a year or more will yield even better results. Do yourself a favor and forget about it after you bottle it. No checking for carbonation levels, fellas, and you will be happy. It has a gross twang to it if you have it too early, and then that eventually fades to the crisp aroma of the goldings and honey. Its dry and refreshing to the palate. But at almost 9%, enjoy one and let the rest age.
This beer even got my grandfather asking me to brew this again for him because he liked it so much. He said it was delicious.
This beer becomes brilliantly clear with age and should be bottled with enough priming sugar to get you above 3 volumes of co2 if you can. It makes a champagne like effervescence.
Sorry no pics, I made this one a year and a half ago and there's no more.
If you're new to all-grain, or are thinking of switching over, this is as easy a recipe as you will find and it tastes great with a little patience. Just an excuse to brew more!
15 # Pilsner 2-row from Belgium
1.25 # Corn Sugar (Last 15 mins of boil)
Hops
1.25 oz Styrian Goldings for 60 mins
Yeast
White Labs Belgian Golden Ale yeast in a starter per mrmalty
Mash Profile
mash at 149 for 90 mins with 32 quarts water no sparge
This beer takes forever to clear because the golden ale yeast is about as low a flocculator as you will find, and I will tell you in advance, its no good early on. It takes the full 6.5 months to get into its own, a year or more will yield even better results. Do yourself a favor and forget about it after you bottle it. No checking for carbonation levels, fellas, and you will be happy. It has a gross twang to it if you have it too early, and then that eventually fades to the crisp aroma of the goldings and honey. Its dry and refreshing to the palate. But at almost 9%, enjoy one and let the rest age.
This beer even got my grandfather asking me to brew this again for him because he liked it so much. He said it was delicious.
This beer becomes brilliantly clear with age and should be bottled with enough priming sugar to get you above 3 volumes of co2 if you can. It makes a champagne like effervescence.
Sorry no pics, I made this one a year and a half ago and there's no more.
If you're new to all-grain, or are thinking of switching over, this is as easy a recipe as you will find and it tastes great with a little patience. Just an excuse to brew more!