Joes Belgian Ale
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pantsmachine
Re: Joes Belgian Ale
Bottled 14 1/2 ltr bottles and the rest in a king keg. ABV of 3.75%. Tasted a sample and i would drink a pint of it no problem as it is if served and say its good. I can really taste the Northdown hops and the yeast is balanced well by the hops and not at all dominant. Must be the lower fermentation temp on this one helped mute the yeast flavours a bit. Can't wait for it to carbonate and clear, its gonna be killer!
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pantsmachine
Re: Joes Belgian Ale
Well guys. All i can say is thank god i bottled 14 of these. The kegs getting tanked and is very low! This WLP530 yeast combined with the Northdown hops is a revalation. Bit of a chill haze on initial pour from the keg(its in the garage and -2 up here)
The recipe
2.00 kg Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 44.44 %
1.00 kg Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 22.22 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 22.22 %
0.50 kg Torrified wheat 11.11 %
1 oz northdown (60 min)
0.5 oz northdown (10 min)
0.5 oz northdown (5 min)
1 Pkgs Abbey Ale (White Labs #WLP530)
SG 1.048 11/01/09
FG 1.018 18/01/09
Amazing the colour difference a 1/2 kg of crystal malt made in its big brother.
2.00 kg Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 44.44 %
1.00 kg Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 22.22 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 22.22 %
0.50 kg Crystal malt Grain 11.11 %
0.75 oz First Gold [7.50 %] (60 min) Hops 20.0 IBU
0.75 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (30 min) Hops 16.4 IBU
0.50 oz Pearle at flameout
1 Pkgs Abbey Ale (White Labs #WLP530)
SG 1.048 07/01/09
FG 1.009 11/01/09
To add a sense of completeness to this i did as i said i would and decanted the yeast into a sterilised bottle. I then swirled out the FV with around 3/4 ltr of sterilised cooled water and put that in with the rest in the sterilised bottle. Its been in the fridge for around a week and looks liks this now. I take it i'll be able to call this my yeast starter on my next brew and empty the lot onto the wort once its in the FV?
The recipe
2.00 kg Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 44.44 %
1.00 kg Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 22.22 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 22.22 %
0.50 kg Torrified wheat 11.11 %
1 oz northdown (60 min)
0.5 oz northdown (10 min)
0.5 oz northdown (5 min)
1 Pkgs Abbey Ale (White Labs #WLP530)
SG 1.048 11/01/09
FG 1.018 18/01/09
Amazing the colour difference a 1/2 kg of crystal malt made in its big brother.
2.00 kg Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 44.44 %
1.00 kg Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 22.22 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 22.22 %
0.50 kg Crystal malt Grain 11.11 %
0.75 oz First Gold [7.50 %] (60 min) Hops 20.0 IBU
0.75 oz Pearle [8.00 %] (30 min) Hops 16.4 IBU
0.50 oz Pearle at flameout
1 Pkgs Abbey Ale (White Labs #WLP530)
SG 1.048 07/01/09
FG 1.009 11/01/09
To add a sense of completeness to this i did as i said i would and decanted the yeast into a sterilised bottle. I then swirled out the FV with around 3/4 ltr of sterilised cooled water and put that in with the rest in the sterilised bottle. Its been in the fridge for around a week and looks liks this now. I take it i'll be able to call this my yeast starter on my next brew and empty the lot onto the wort once its in the FV?