Re: Belgian Strong ale recipes
Posted: Monday Nov 10, 2008 2:59 pm
I got everything for Lethal's blue chimay today but not the Hallertau hops and was steered away from putting them in. I was given centennial at 9.5%AA so I would only need a small amount and probably later than the 40 mins for the goldings addition. Any advice on if I should go that route, stick to Lethal's recipe or go another hops alternative and amount? I'm really looking forward to this when its ready I'm also just using choc malt instead of the dark grain but a bit unsure if that should change the amount of grain used. Better to use a similar grain I have than buy another in only to use 30g of it.
Lethal's chimay
Lethal's chimay
ldme 2.3kg
black grain (crushed) 30g
soft dark brown sugar 400g
blended honey 250g
bittering hops hallertau 40g
bittering hops goldings 20g
if you can get hold of a bottle of chimay blue label then make a starter out of it but if not just use a good ale yeast eg. safale or wyeast abbey ale
final volume 15litres