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thebamaking

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so i have some left over belgian pale ale malt (roughly 7 pounds) and some hallertau, nugget, and saaz hops...is that enough grain to make a decent beer? i ordered some belgian golden ale yeast from white labs (don't know if this is even a compatible yeast for what im trying to do)..i was just gonna wing it and try to make something good. i was thinking .5 oz nugget at start, .5 oz hallertau at 30 min and .5 oz saaz at last few minutes...what kind of beer is this going to make? any reccomendations for a different hop schedule? (sorry if this is a stupid question i'm a super newb this will be my 3rd batch)
 
Looks like it will make a reasonably balanced ale to me - assuming a 5 gallon batch, around 1.040 and >~ 30 IBU. A Belgian Pale Ale? Maybe include a pound of Belgian Munich or CaraVienne?
 
That would come out as a nice smaller version of a tripel or golden strong it sounds like. That hopping schedule sounds good. I might add a pound or 2 of candy sugar to up the gravity a little and dry the beer out. If you don't mind a little more work you could even try making your own candi syrup (directions here). It'll help add a some complexity to the beer.
 
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