Belgian Style - Belgian Quad
The Belgian Quad is a dark, complex, very strong Belgian ale with a delicious blend of malt richness, dark fruit flavors, and spicy elements. Complex, rich, smooth and dangerous. Belgian yeast strains prone to production of higher alcohols, esters, and sometimes phenolics are commonly used. Added complexity due to the addition of caramelized sugar syrup or unrefined sugars during the boil.
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Ingredients
Brewing Process
Programmed infusion process; pH 5.3
- 60 ‘ at 63 °C
- 30 ‘ at 72 °C
- 1’ at 78 °C; sparging at 80 °C
- boiling: 90 min;
- first hop: 10 min;
- second: 50 min;
- third: 90 min;
- Extra sugar: 85 min.
Rest of process
- Whirlpool or centrifuge
- Fermentation for 7 days at 21 °C
- Yeast collection
- Maturation or secondary fermentation for 1 week at 17 °C – 19 °C
- Conditioning for 1 week at 0 °C - 1 °C
- Remove the sediment.
- Bottling
- Refermentation in the bottle: 10 – 15 days at 21 – 22 °C (warm dark room)
The amount of sugar is in relation with:
- residual sugar from main fermentation
- residual CO2
- the desired CO2 content e.g. 6‐7 g / lit. CO2
The amount of hop is also related to the isomerisation yield in the brewery.
This recipe is a guideline provided by Dingemans Maltings. Some modifications may be required depending the used ingredients and the technological conditions of the brewery. Dingemans cannot be held responsible for the final beer quality.