Belgian Golden Strong Recipe
Taste: Dry, Fruity, Effervescent
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Ingredients
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Brew Ingredients
Method
Brewing Process
Prepare the Ingredients
Gather all the ingredients and ensure that your brewing equipment is sanitized.
Mashing
In a large brew pot, heat 6 liters of water to 66°C (150°F). Add the Pilsner malt and Vienna malt, stirring to combine. Maintain this temperature for 60 minutes to allow the starches to convert to sugars.
Sparging
After mashing, sparge the grains with hot water (around 76°C / 170°F) until you collect around 10 liters of wort in your brew kettle.
Boiling
Bring the wort to a boil. Once boiling, add the hops and allow to boil for 60 minutes. At the end of the boil, add the candi sugar and stir until fully dissolved.
Cooling
After the boil, cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller or an ice bath until it reaches about 22°C (72°F).
Fermentation
Transfer the cooled wort into a sanitized fermenter. Pitch the yeast according to the package instructions. Seal and store in a dark, cool place for 1-2 weeks.
Bottling
Once fermentation is complete, dissolve 3/4 cup of priming sugar in 2 cups of water and boil for 5 minutes to sanitize. Add this solution to your bottling bucket before siphoning the beer into bottles.