How to Brew BELGIAN GOLDEN STRONG ALE (The Best Belgian Summer Beer)
Channel: TheApartmentBrewer
Date: 2022-07-11

This Belgian Golden Strong Ale is dangerously good - drinking like a 5% saison but hitting you with the strength of 8% ABV. This is a delicious and relatively easy beer to brew, watch on for my take on Belgian Golden Strong Ale!
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Recipe on Brewfather: https://share.brewfather.app/bWrndKUzvdbnc5

Recipe for 5 gallons, your efficiency may vary:

"The Devil's in the Details"

8.0% ABV          34 IBU

12 lb Franco-Belges Pilsner Malt (85.7%)
2 lb Simplicity Candi Syrip (14.3%)

Step Mash:
148 F (64 C) for 45 min
158 F (70 C) for 30 min
170 F (77 C) for 15 min

Water (ppm): Ca: 60, Mg: 6, Na: 18, SO4: 62, Cl: 79, HCO3: 47
Add 2g Gypsum, 2g Epsom, 5g CaCl and 2g Baking Soda to 8 gal (30 L) of spring water.
Adjust mash pH to 5.2-5.5 with lactic acid or slaked lime if needed.

60 minute boil
60 min - Add 1/3 oz (9g) Magnum (14.4% AA)
20 min - Add 2 oz (56g) Hallertau Mittelfrueh (4.1% AA)
0 min - Add 2 oz (56g) Styrian Goldings (2.5% AA)

OG: 1.066

Yeast: Wyeast 1388 Golden Strong Ale

Ferment by pitching at 65 F (16 C) letting free rise no higher than 82 F (28 C). Let free fall to condition in a keg or fermenter for another week or so before packaging

FG: 1.006
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0:00 Intro & Welcome
0:49 Beer Description and Approach
4:40 Recipe
9:00 Brew day
12:12 Fermentation Plan
15:14 Fermentation Follow-Up
15:54 Pour and Tasting Notes
23:16 Potential Improvements
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