Overview

Info: 10 gallon clone of Barbar Belgian Honey Ale
Brewed: March 9, 2008
Kegged: April 22, 2008
OG: 1.083
FG: 1.013
ABV: 9.6%
Bitterness: 16 IBUs
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Ingredients

Grains
  • 22.5 lbs Belgian Pilsner Malt
  • 0.7 lbs Honey Malt
  • 1 lb Belgian Caravienne
  • 2 lbs Wheat Malt
Adjuncts
  • 3 lbs Clover Honey
  • 2 lbs Dextrose (Corn Sugar)
Hops
  • 2 oz Hallertauer 3.9% AA (60 min)
  • 1 oz Yakima Goldings 4.2% AA (20 min)
Other
  • 1 oz Bitter Orange Peel (dried) (60 min)
  • 1 tsp Crushed Coriander (60 min)
  • 1 Sandwich bag full of fresh orange peel (5 min)
  • 1 tsp Crushed Coriander (5 min)
Yeast
  • White Labs WLP550 "Achouffe" yeast cake from the Kwak

Brewing Notes

We brewed this to use up the Kwak yeast cake, and the remaining Pilsner malt. The usual method was used.

Single infusion mash with a ratio of 1 qt/lb at 152 F for 60 minutes. Fly sparge collecting 11.5 gallons. 60 minute boil. Mash efficiency of 74%.

This came out really well. It tastes quite a bit like the Kwak, as the yeast dominates over the coriander and orange peel. Perhaps we could have used a yeast with more citrus notes. Some Cascade hops would have been nice too.