Trappist monkey

54 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
8poundsKlages pale malt
4poundsMunich malt (10L)
1poundsCrystal malt (40L)
1poundsMalted wheat
1poundsWheat flakes (unmalted)
1poundsDark brown sugar
2ouncesChocolate malt (uncracked)
2ouncesCascade hops
(I didn't have time to age
Them 3 years!)
1quartStarter cultured from Chimay
Dregs

Directions

Mash temp 158 degrees, pH 5.3, 1 hour mash, final temp 155 degrees. Mash out with 1-½ gallons boiling water, resultant temp 168 degrees. Sparge @ 168 degrees, sparge water acidified with lactic acid to pH 6½.

Collect 8 gallons sweet wort. Add brown sugar. Boil for 1-½ hours. Add all hops 30 minutes into the boil. Cool to 70 degrees (counterflow chiller). Pitch Chimay starter. Ferment for 2 months in a single stage fermentation. Prime with 44 ounce sweet wort (from the original brew, stored very carefully). Bottle, yield 6 gals. Original Gravity: 1.072 Final Gravity: 1.014 Primary Ferment: 2 months Recipe By : C.R. Saikley

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