Since Michelle can’t drink beer right now, I thought it would be fun to brew something that I would not ordinarily try. Yesterday I brewed my first Belgian-style beer; a golden strong ale. Since it is a partial mash recipe, the wort was a little darker than I anticipated even though I used 1/2 pale and 1/2 pilsner liquid extract. Live and learn, I guess.
- 4 lbs light LME
- 4 lbs extra-light LME
- 1 lbs Carapils (steeped)
- 1 lbs Cane Sugar
- 1 oz Santiam (6.5% aa) @ 60 min
- 1 oz Santiam (6.5% aa) @ 10 min
- 1 oz Crystal (3.9% aa) @ 8 min
- 1.5 oz Crystal (3.9% aa) @ 2 min
- Fermentis T-58 dry ale yeast
I pitched a starter for the yeast on Friday and the stuff wasted no time turning the wort into beer – I had fermentation within 6 hours and this morning it was going crazy. I’ll be watching the temperature to see if it gets too warm, in which case I’ll move it down into the basement.
I can’t wait to try it!
Thanks for the brewing updates. They make me jealous.