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Hoegaarden Verboden Vrucht

From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed May 8, 2024

Specifics
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale
Contributor: Dustin Zastera
Yield: 5 gallons
Calories: 293 (12 ounces)
ABV: 9.5%
ABW: 7.4%
OG: 1.089
OG (Plato): 21.34° P
FG: 1.018
FG (Plato): 4.58° P
Real Extract: 7.61° P
App. Atten.: 78.5%
Real Atten.: 64.3%
BJCP Style Info: Belgian Specialty Ale
Info: Variable. This category encompasses a wide range of Belgian ales produced by truly artisanal brewers more concerned with creating unique products than in increasing sales.

Commercial Examples: Orval; De Dolle’s Arabier, Oerbier, Boskeun and Stille Nacht; La Chouffe, McChouffe, Chouffe Bok and N’ice Chouffe; Ellezelloise Hercule Stout and Quintine Amber; Unibroue Ephemere, Maudite, Don de Dieu, etc.; Minty; Zatte Bie; Caracole Amber, Saxo and Nostradamus; Silenrieu Sara and Joseph; Fantôme Black Ghost and Speciale Noël; Dupont Moinette, Moinette Brune, and Avec Les Bons Voeux de la Brasserie Dupont; St. Fullien Noël; Gouden Carolus Noël; Affligem Nöel; Guldenburg and Pere Noël; De Ranke XX Bitter and Guldenberg; Poperings Hommelbier; Bush (Scaldis); Moinette Brune; Grottenbier; La Trappe Quadrupel; Weyerbacher QUAD; Bière de Miel; Verboden Vrucht; New Belgium 1554 Black Ale; Cantillon Iris; Russian River Temptation; Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme and Devotion, Lindemans Kriek and Framboise, and many more.

General Information
Method: All Grain
Source: Beer Captured, pg 23
Malts and Grains
14.00 pounds Belgian Plisen Malt 92.2% of grist
0.50 pounds Belgian Special B Malt 3.3% of grist
0.38 pounds German CaraMunich Malt I 2.5% of grist
0.31 pounds Dingemans Biscuit Malt 2.1% of grist
15.19 pounds Total Grain Weight 100% of grist
Adjuncts
1.00 pounds Beet Sugar  
Non-Fermentables
1/4 tsp Coriander Seed @ 45 minutes  
1 Whirlfloc @ 45 minutes  
1/4 oz Bitter Orange Peel @ 30 minutes  
Hops
0.75 ounces Challenger 8% Pellets @ 90 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: First Wort
6 AAUs
1.00 ounces Styrian Golding 5% Pellets @ 15 minutes
Type: Bittering and Aroma
Use: Boil
5 AAUs
0.25 ounces Styrian Golding 5% Pellets @ 3 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil
1.3 AAUs
2.00 ounces Total Hop Weight 12.3 AAUs
Yeast
Name: Forbidden Fruit
Manufacturer: Wyeast
Product ID: 3463
Type: Wheat
Flocculation: Low
Attenuation: 75%
Temperature Range: 63–76°F
Amount: 2000 ml
Procedure

Mash at 149F for 90 minutes.

 

Bottle condition. Prime with 1.25 cups of DME boiled in 2 cups water.

Hoegaarden Verboden Vrucht
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Brew Day Data
  Target Actual
Strike Water Amount: 5  
Strike Water Temperature:    
Mash Temperature:    
Mash Time:    
Sparge Water Amount: 5.9  
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Pre-Boil Gravity:    
Pre-Boil Amount: 6.7  
Post-Boil Amount: 5  
Boil Time: 60  
Original Gravity: 1.089 / 21.3° P  
     
     
     
     
Brew Day Notes
 

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