belgian gold

every one who tried this beer said it was the best beer they ever had, this is a highly alcholic brew, my brother went so far as to call it "opium beer"

Brewer:	soulfixnman		Email:	soulfixnman@yahoo.com
Beer:	belgian gold		Style:	Belgian Dubbel
Type:	Extract		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	16 HCU (~10 SRM)		Bitterness:	21 IBU
OG:	1.069		FG:	1.014
Alcohol:	7.1% v/v (5.6% w/w)
Water:	2 gallons of water were boiled then cooled and set aside
Grain:	1 lb. American crystal 40L
Steep:	steep 1 lb crystal malt at 150 degrees for 30 mins
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.063	5.5 gallons
	5.5 lb. Light dry malt extract 2 lb. Honey
	.5 of a tsp. of gypsum was added at the beginning of the boil, add 1 tsp irish moss with 15 mins left in the boil
Hops:	1 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	the yeast I used was awsome, white labs (belgian trappist) WLP#500
Log:	this brew spent 2 weeks in the primary ferementer and then went right into the bottle where it spent 1 and a half months before turning into belgian gold
Carbonation:	add three quarters of a cup of corn sugar to the primary just before bottling
Tasting:	this beer is the bomb, it is so smooth, after three bottles you're using one eye to watch t.v.

Recipe posted 12/03/99.