Anton van Leeuwenhoek Ale

I wanted something really strong to sip on. This beer is named after the Dutch scientist who invented the microscope.

Brewer:	Alex van den Broek		Email:	-
URL:	http://www.geocities.com/nzhomebrew
Beer:	Anton van Leeuwenhoek Ale		Style:	Belgian Strong Ale
Type:	Extract		Size:	10 liters
Color:	15 HCU (~10 SRM)		Bitterness:	36 IBU
OG:	1.110		FG:	1.036
Alcohol:	9.6% v/v (7.5% w/w)
Water:	1/2tsp of CaSo4 added
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.092	12 liters
	3kg Light malt extract 450g Belgian candi sugar
Hops:	16g NZ Super Alpha (12% AA, 60 min.) 10g NZ Super Alpha (12% AA, 8 min.)
Yeast:	Gervin no.6 dried wine yeast
Log:	1 week primary 2 weeks secondary 2 weeks tertiary
Carbonation:	fairly high carbonated for a strong ale
Tasting:	I think I took this beer of the yeast too early, and the ambient temp was slightly too low for wine yeast, so it stopped working - hence the high F.G. Next time I would bump up the IBU's to 50-60 just to balance it out a bit more. but otherwise the taste is good! it has sweet maltiness with peach fruit flavours. The alcohol keeps you warm for a while afterwards.

Recipe posted 09/08/04.