Anonymous: Belgian Red
Belgian Specialty Ale - All Grain
$25.69 ea
• Makes 4 Gallons @ 75% Efficiency
Recipe Notes
***also needed - 1 gallon Knudsen Just Tart cherry juice
-Mash grains at 156°F for 60min.
-Sparge and lauter to collect 4.5 gallons
-pitch yeast and ferment at 65°F. When terminal gravity has been reached, rack approximately 4 gallons finished beer onto 1 gallon tart cherry juice.
-Allow secondary fermentation to commence at 65° for one week or until finished.
-Chill to 32-35°F if possible and lager for four to six weeks.
-Add oak chips during the last week, if using, but monitor the beer closely…you don’t want too much oak flavor to come through.
-Bottle in heavy Champagne-style 750 mL bottles with 0.75 cup corn sugar per 5 gallon batch, or keg with moderate to high carbonation.
