Ye Olde Prayer (belgian strong ale)

Source: Russell Sherry
Recipe added: 03/06/97
Email: fsrws2@aurora.alaska.edu

My thermometer broke during the acidification rest so I had to brew as they did in the old days. And of course it's one of the best beers I've ever brewed.

Specifics

Recipe type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Starting Gravity: 1.070
Finishing Gravity: 1.014
Time in Boil: 100 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 10 days
Secondary Fermentation: 1 week
Additional Fermentation: bottle conditioned

Ingredients:

12 lbs. Pale 2-Row malt
1 lb. Victory 25L
1/4 lb. Crystal 60L
1/2 lb. Dark Belgian Candy Sugar
1 1/2 oz. Northern Brewer 100 min
1/2 oz. Hallertau 40 min
1/4 oz Willameete at strike
3/4 cup Dextrin for priming

Procedure:

Traditional three decoction mash. Sparge with 8 gals for 3 hours. Add sugar to boil 1/2 hour before end.

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