Good Riddance

Taylor Talkington: ~

My final brew of 2020! I decided to try a Belgian Golden Strong Ale, but this is made with the ingredients that I already had on hand.

Update 2021-01-16: Kegged it today and had a taste...quite nice! A bit of spice/phenolics and quite drinkable even warm and flat. If it keeps this flavor when chilled and carbed it will be quite drinkable and won't even give an indication that it's 11.5%!


Beer Info

Name Good Riddance
Style Strong Belgian Ale
Est. OG 1.078
Est. FG 1.001
Est. ABV 10.2%
Volume 5.25 gallons
Efficiecy 62%
Boil Length 60 minutes
Est. IBUs 30.1
Est. Color 4.6

Results

Actual OG 1.092
Actual FG 1.004
Actual ABV 11.5%
Packaged On 2021-01-16
Carbonation Keg - 12 PSI @ 34F

Fermentables

% Name Color Amount
80% Pale (US) 4 12 lbs
20% Table Sugar 1 3 lbs

Mash

Step Type Time Target Strike Amount
1 Infusion 60 149F 159F 17 qts
2 Batch Sparge 15 168F - 4.0 gallons

Boil

Time Name Amount AA% IBUs
60 Table Sugar 3 lbs - -
60 East Kent Golding 2.0 oz 4.6% 30.1
10 Irish Moss 1.0 tbsp - -

Fermentation Steps

Step Time Temp
Primary 10 Days 65F

Fermentation Ingredients

Name Step Amount
WLP545 Primary 2L Starter

Notes

  • Mash temp 143F; added 1qt boiling water -> 147F, sparge 1 qt less
  • Collected 4.75 gallons of wort, boiled too hot!