Homebrewing a Belgian Beer with Grape Juice

Описание: The homebrewed beer is a Belgian Golden Strong Ale brewed with chamomile, amber candi syrup and grape juice from Muscat Canelli and Gewurztraminer.

Stone's Home brew blog for this beer: https://bit.ly/3b9f1OL
Castello's Grape Juice: https://bit.ly/3S5TMOo

Ingredients:
5.2 lbs Pale Malt (80%) https://bit.ly/3PDQlNa
0.35 lbs Flaked Wheat (5%) https://bit.ly/3JhU0xR
0.35 lbs Flaked Rye (5%) https://bit.ly/3zeH5YN
0.58 lbs Amber candi syrup (10%) https://bit.ly/3S5Xrf7
3.0 gallons of RO water + 0.5 gallons for sparge
1 oz Perle (60 minute) https://bit.ly/3PJvUyC
13.3 g chamomile (15 minutes at 180°F, 4.4 g/gallon)
2.4 gallons of wort into the fermenter
750 mL Muscat Canelli (added after 48 hrs, 14 brix)
750 mL Gewürztraminer (added after 48 hrs, 14 brix)

Yeast:
Wyeast 3522: https://bit.ly/3PEoqwH
Fermentation temp: 70°F for 4 days then slow rose to a max temp of 76°F
Primary Fermentation: 19 days
Aged in keg for 6 weeks before filming tasting

Water profile:
67ppm Calcium
4 ppm Magnesium
5 ppm Sodium
59 ppm Chloride
76 ppm Sulfate
39 ppm Bicarbonate

Brewing salts added to 3.0 gallons of RO water
0.5 g Chalk (calcium carbonate)
0.2 g baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
1.2 g Gypsum
1.4 g Calcium Chloride
0.5 g Epsom Salt

Original Gravity: 1.072 (could be higher due to adding 1.5 L of 14 brix grape juice)
Final Gravity: 1.004
Yeast Attenuation: 92%
Brewhouse efficiency is 71%
ABV: ~9.0%

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Torpedo Keg: https://bit.ly/3DTwZhX
Floating Dip Tube: https://bit.ly/3r7rY0f
Spunding Valve Kit: https://bit.ly/3KtUNeT
Liquid to Liquid jumper: https://bit.ly/3wph0F2
1.75 gallon keg: https://bit.ly/3Jm45s8
Mini CO2 Regulator: https://bit.ly/37uhy3A
A CO2 Regulator: https://bit.ly/3wnisYt
Grey gas and Black Liquid connectors for keg: https://bit.ly/3unBOgq
A party/picnic tap: https://bit.ly/37Hp2B2
Tubbing from CO2 Tank to Keg: https://bit.ly/3woNT4D
Star San: https://bit.ly/36XjuSF
Northern Brewer Giga Wort: https://bit.ly/3m4sAQr
Mesh Bag for BIAB: https://bit.ly/3NUBnSD
PBW: https://bit.ly/3NTFbU6
The Digital Scale: https://bit.ly/3NWhCtO
Hydrometer: https://bit.ly/3JnI77S
Brew spoon: https://bit.ly/3NWhN8s
A Siphon: https://bit.ly/3KoffOr
Bottling Wand: https://bit.ly/3NXShQ5

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