The last Jar of Destiny beer of 2023 is Mike's Belgian IPA.
Mike went with a combination of three hop varieties in there beer to try and create a balancing blend of earthy/nobel-like hops and some fruitier more modern hops. To that end Mike used Sterling, Cascade and El Dorado hops in this beer.
The malt bill was a simple combination of Pilsner, aromatic and carafoam malts. Mike also used a pound of table sugar to boost the ABV without also upping the final gravity.
At 7% ABV this beer was still incredibly drinkable and the ABV is almost imperceptible (check one box of getting close to Belgian-esque quality). The Abbaye Ale yeast from Lallemand certainly plays a prominent role on the nose and in the flavor. It delivers plenty of spicy-phenol qualities and it also seems to offer some complementary ester notes with the hops.
The overall flavor really became a marriage of the three hops and the yeast together to make a pretty drinkable beer.
Recipe:
Recipe Overview:
3.5-gallon batch size
Brewed on the Brewzilla system
Grains:
76% Belgian Pilsner (7 lbs)
8% Aromatic malt (20 Lovibond, 12 oz)
5% Carafoam
10% Table sugar (used for gravity increase and drying out)
Hops:
First wort hopping with Cascade and Sterling (60 minutes)
Additional hops at 5 minutes: Sterling, Cascade, and El Dorado (2 oz)
Yeast:
Lallemand's Abbey Ale yeast used
Mashed for 60 minutes at 154°F, ramped up to 168°F for mash out
Gravity and Alcohol Content:
Original Gravity: 1.066 (missed target of 1.072)
Final Gravity: 1.015
Alcohol By Volume (ABV): 6.96%
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