After much argument with myself, this Belgian Dark Strong gets the nod, followed by the stout (Sunday) and the Triple mid-week when a fermentor will be free.
Tintin Dark
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Size: 25.18 L
Equipment: My Equipment
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.20 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (3.0 SRM) Grain 43.84 %
2.50 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (1.5 SRM) Grain 34.25 %
0.25 kg Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3.42 %
0.25 kg Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 3.42 %
0.10 kg Chocolate Rye Malt (250.0 SRM) Grain 1.37 %
10.00 gm B-Saaz [7.50 %] (60 min) Hops 6.3 IBU
15.00 gm Pacific Gem [15.00 %] (60 min) Hops 19.0 IBU
10.00 gm Pacific Gem [15.00 %] (10 min) Hops 4.6 IBU
0.25 tsp Koppafloc (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
5.00 gm Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 kg Brown Sugar, Dark (50.0 SRM) Sugar 13.70 %
1 Pkgs Belgian Ardennes (Wyeast Labs #3522) Yeast-Wheat
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.084 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 8.33 %
Bitterness: 30.0 IBU Calories: 0 cal/l
Est Color: 22.0 SRM
I'll bottle this batch to avoid having a fridge full of >6% ABV kegs
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