Brew Date: 11-13-2017
Malts:
1.5 lb. Sparkling Amber DME
2.0 oz. 2-Row Malt
2.0 oz. Aromatic
1.0 oz. Caramel 60L
1.0 oz. Special B
PPG
43 / 64.5
38 / 3.5
36 / 3.4
34 / 1.6
31 / 1.5
DP
0
140
20
0
0
Deg L
10
2
19
60
147
Bill%
86.8
4.4
4.4
2.2
2.2
Adjuncts: 1.0 oz. Candi Sugar Clear Hard (3 points, 0L)
Calc OG: 1.077 BE: 75% DP: 32 SRM: 15 IBUs: 29 TGW: 2.9 lbs.
Hops:
Amount
4.0g
5.0g
5.0g
Time
60
30
10
%Alpha Acid
9.9
4.6
3.7
Calc IBUs
18
8
3
Yeast: Abbaye
Procedure:
Bring 1.5 gal water to 152F. Steep specialty grains for 60 min, then remove. Bring to boil, then turn off heat, add malt extract, and bring back to boil, stirring frequently. Add 4g Centennial, boil for 30 min. Add 5g Mt Hood, boil for 20 min. Add 5g Tettnang and flocculant, boil 10 min. Turn off heat. Chill pot to 72 degrees. Rack wort to secondary pot with 2 drops Fermcap-S. Rack wort to carboy. Aerate.
Hydrometer reading (Original Gravity) = 1.077
Top off volume to one gallon. Pitch yeast. Fit air-lock.
Fermentation:
Fermenter is at 72 F and started bubbling within a few hours--still very strong at 24 hrs. Bubbling has slowed dramatically after 36 hrs. Allow 2 weeks.
Bottling:
After 2 weeks fermentation, rack to bottling pot.
Hydrometer reading (Final Gravity) = 1.018 ABV = (1.077 - 1.018) x 131.25 = 7.7%
Add priming sugar. Filled 9 - 12oz bottles. Allow 2 weeks, then refrigerate.
Notes:
Decent Belgian dubbel.