A Belgian Quadrupel Ale Recipe First Date Quad
A special episode dedicated to our video director Joe! We brewed a beer for his wedding, in honor of he and his wife's first date, by brewing a Belgian Quad! We discuss how we attempted to clone the world renowned St. Bernardus Abt. 12 belgian ale, go over some of the brew day, Vito's signature bottle conditioning method, and getting labels made for this beer at GrogTag. If you've ever wanted to brew a beer for a special occasion like a friend's wedding, hopefully this video can serve as some inspiration for you! Cheers ð»
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The Recipe - First Date Quad - 9.2% ABV
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Author: Vito Delucchi
Type: All Grain
IBU : 24 (Tinseth)
BU/GU : 0.28
Color : 24 SRM
Carbonation : 2.4 CO2-vol
Pre-Boil Gravity : 1.066
Original Gravity : 1.084
Final Gravity : 1.014
Fermentables (38 lb 8 oz)
31 lb - Pilsner 2.1 °L (80.5%)
3 lb - Candi Sugar, Clear 0.9 °L (7.8%)
2 lb - Candi Syrup, D-180 133.4 °L (5.2%)
2 lb - Caramunich I 38.2 °L (5.2%)
8 oz - Carafa Special II 412.8 °L (1.3%)
Hops (3 oz)
60 min - 1 oz - Hallertau Magnum - 14% (17 IBU)
30 min - 1 oz - Saaz - 4.5% (4 IBU)
10 min - 1 oz - Saaz - 4.5% (2 IBU)
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Batch Size : 13 gal
Boil Size : 14.82 gal
Post-Boil Vol : 13.82 gal
Mash Water : 11.14 gal
Sparge Water : 6.3 gal
Boil Time : 60 min
Total Water : 17.44 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency: 73.5%
Mash Efficiency: 75%
Mash Profile
High Fermentability
152 °F - 60 min - Temperature
Fermentation Profile
Ale
68 °F - 14 days - Primary
Yeast
White Labs Yeast WLP530 Abbey Ale