Buckwheat's Belgium Pale Ale
Brewed: 07/24/2010 Bottled: 08/08/2010
 As I mentioned before, the SheppyBrew Beer Model got me Jamil Zainasheff's and John Palmer's book Brewing Classic Styles for my birthday. Of course I spent lots of time looking it over and based most of my recipes so far in 2010 on recipes in the book. I asked her if she would like to pick out a recipe from the book for me to brew. To my surprise, she actually spent the time to look through the book and picked out "Antwerp Afternoon", which is Jamil's award winning Belgium Pale Ale.
So, I plugged it into BeerSmith. Jamil's recipe calls for a bit of Biscuit malt to be steeped, but BeerSmith wants it to be mashed. Because I was going to have to do a partial mash, anyway, I decided to bring the base grain up to the same amount as the LME, making this (by far) the most economical brew I've done so far.
I was very pleased with the way this beer turned out. The beer model likes it too, which is a bit of a disappointment as I would like to drink it all myself. It sort of tastes like a little brother to my Phat & Tyred Ale.
The Buckwheat Belgium Pale Ale is a well-balanced, easy-drinking beer. It finishes pretty dry with some initial malt-sweetness that does not last to the finish. The biscuit malt gives it a nice nutty / bready taste. It has enough malt complexity to prevent it from being a boring tasting beer. There may be a hint of ester fruitiness, but certainly not too wild. The relatively low alcohol (especially if you compare it to my recent beers) and overall drinkability should allow us to drink it by the liter with no problem on those hot summer days.
I am going to brew this again (and again and again).
Batch #3 was my first attempt at all-grain brewing. It is interesting that I am not saving a ton of money on this all-grain batch. My LBHS didn't have the SafBrew, so I went with the US05. The whole thing was a bit of a learning experience. My OG ended up much lower than expected pointing out that I have AG process improvements to make. The beer turned out lighter in color and body. This batch is called Buckwheat light.
| Buckwheat Belgium Pale Ale (AG) Batch 3--- cost $11.89 |
| Style |
|
Belgian Pale Ale |
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Batch Size |
|
2.40 gal |
| Type |
|
All Grain |
|
Boil Size |
|
3.01 gal |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
|
1.054 SG |
|
Estimated FG |
|
1.014 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
|
25.3 IBU (Rager) |
|
Alcohol by Volume |
|
5.21 % |
| BU : GU |
|
0.468 |
|
|
|
|
| Recipe Color |
|
9.5 SRM |
|
|
|
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| Measured OG: |
|
1.047 |
|
Measured FG: |
|
1.009 |
| ADF: |
|
80.1% |
|
Measured ABV: |
|
4.95% |
Ingredients
| Amount |
Item |
Type |
% or IBU |
| 4 lbs 8.0 oz |
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
87.80 % |
| 6.0 oz |
Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) |
Grain |
7.32 % |
| 4.0 oz |
Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4.88 % |
| 0.50 oz |
Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) |
Hops |
23.3 IBU |
| 0.25 oz |
Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (5 min) |
Hops |
1.9 IBU |
| 0.25 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) |
Misc |
|
| 1 Pkgs |
SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) |
Yeast-Ale |
|
Mash Profile
Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
| Step Time |
Name |
Description |
Step Temp |
| 75 min |
Mash In |
Add 6.41 qt of water at 161.4 F |
150.0 F |
Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge
with 0.64 gal of 168.0 F water
Batch Sparge Round 2: Sparge with 1.63 gal of
168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Started as recipe "Antwerp
Afternoon" on p205 from Brewing Classic Styles. My wife (buckwheat) picked that
recipe out from the book as one she might like. Looking at it, I decided that
she was probably right.
Pitch as close to 60F as possible. Let fermenation go
where it wants, but try to keep under 72.
Batch prime with 2.5oz sugar.
| Buckwheat Belgium Pale Ale Batches 1 & 2 --- cost $11.98 |
| Style |
|
Belgian Pale Ale |
|
Batch Size |
|
2.40 gal |
| Type |
|
Partial Mash |
|
Boil Size |
|
1.92 gal |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
|
1.054 SG |
|
Estimated FG |
|
1.014 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
|
22.6 IBU (Rager) |
|
Alcohol by Volume |
|
5.17 % |
| BU : GU |
|
0.421 |
|
|
|
|
| Recipe Color |
|
9.1 SRM |
|
|
|
|
| Measured OG: |
|
1.054 |
|
Measured FG: |
|
1.016
|
| ADF: |
|
70.3% |
|
Measured ABV: |
|
5.0% | OG 2:
|
| 1.054
|
| FG 2
|
| 1.014
| ADF 2
|
| 74.1%
|
| ABV 2:
|
| 5.2%
|
Ingredients
| Amount |
Item |
Type |
% or IBU |
| 1 lbs 12.0 oz |
Briess Pilsen Light LME (2.0 SRM) |
Extract |
42.42 % |
| 1 lbs 12.0 oz |
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
42.42 % |
| 6.0 oz |
Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) |
Grain |
9.09 % |
| 4.0 oz |
Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) |
Grain |
6.06 % |
| 0.50 oz |
Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) |
Hops |
20.8 IBU |
| 0.25 oz |
Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (5 min) |
Hops |
1.7 IBU |
| 0.25 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) |
Misc |
|
| 1 Pkgs |
SafBrew Ale (DCL Yeast #S-33) |
Yeast-Ale |
|
Mash Profile
Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
| Step Time |
Name |
Description |
Step Temp |
| 75 min |
Mash In |
Add 2.97 qt of water at 161.4 F |
150.0 F |
Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge with 0.55 gal of 168.0 F water
Batch Sparge Round 2: Sparge with 1.01 gal of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Started as recipe "Antwerp Afternoon" on p205 from Brewing Classic Styles. My wife (buckwheat) picked that recipe out from the book as one she might like. Looking at it, I decided that she was probably right.
Pitch as close to 60F as possible. Let fermenation go where it wants, but try to keep under 72.
Batch prime with 2.5oz sugar.
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