Fifth Annual
Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Festival
Gold Medal Recipes!

Best of Show
"We’re Heavy"
Strong Scotch Ale (Category 9E)
Matt Hardesty, Alamosa, CO
Ingredients for 10 gallons

29 lb    Maris Otter Pale Ale malt
4 lb      Aromatic malt
5.5 lb   30°L crystal
1 lb      malted wheat
3 oz     Chocolate malt (added at mashout)
8 oz     Roasted Barley (added at mashout)

0.5 oz    Northdown pellet hop, 6.7% AA (First wort Hop)
1.5 oz     Northdown pellet hop, 6.7% AA (90 min)
0.5 oz    Northdown pellet hop, 6.7% AA (60 min)

White Labs Edinburg yeast

O.G.: 1.091                 F.G.: 1.035

Boil time: 120 minutes

Primary Fermentation: 10 days at 68°F
Secondary Fermentation: 30 days at 68°F

Mash all grains at 158°F for 90 minutes

Ingredients for 11 gallons

16 lb    German Pils malt
2 lb      malted wheat
2 lb      flaked wheat
1.5 lb    candi sugar

2.0 oz   Hallertauer Traditional whole hops, 8.7% AA (75 min)
3.0 oz   First Gold whole hops, 4.0% AA (end of boil)

BrewTek Saison yeast

O.G.: 1.062                 F.G.: 1.008

Boil time: 90 minutes

Primary Fermentation: 17 days at 70°F
Secondary Fermentation: 10 days at 70°F

Mash all grains at 152°F for 90 minutes.

Ingredients for 11 gallons

21 lb    Belgian Pils malt
1 lb      light crystal malt
0.5 lb  Aromatic malt
4 lb     candi sugar

3.0 oz  Styrian Golding whole hops, 5.0% AA (90 min)
1.0 oz   Styrian Golding whole hops, 5.0% AA (10 min)

White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale yeast

O.G.: 1.090                 F.G.: 1.016

Boil time: 90 minutes

Primary Fermentation: 10 days at 68°F
Secondary Fermentation: 60 days at 35°F

Mash all grains at 150°F for 90 minutes.

3 lb      150°L crystal malt
3 lb      60°L crystal malt
0.57 lb light roast barley
0.5 lb   light munich malt
0.5 lb   flaked barley
1.5 lb    malted wheat
15 lb    light liquid malt extract
7 lb      amber liquid malt extract
3 lb      light dry malt extract
3 lb      amber dry malt extract

1.5 oz    Tettnanger whole hops
2.5 oz    Hallertauer whole hops
2.5 oz    Cascade whole hops (20 min)
3.0 oz   Kent Golding whole hops (15 min)
3.0 oz    Cascade whole hops (5 min)

Wyeast 1098 British Ale yeast

O.G.: 1.073                 F.G.: 1.022

Primary Fermentation: 14 days at 70°F
Secondary Fermentation: 14 days at 70°F

Mash all grains at 160°F for 45 minutes

Ingredients for 11 gallons

37.8 lb     German Pilsner malt
3.5 lb       German Vienna malt

2.0 oz      Hallertauer Tradition whole hops, 6.7% AA (60 min)
2.0 oz      Hallertauer Mittelfrauh pellet hops, 4.5% AA (30 min)
2.0 oz      Hallertauer Mittelfrauh pellet hops, 4.5% AA (15 min)

White Labs WLP830 German Lager yeast

O.G.: 1.096

Boil time: 75 minutes

Primary Fermentation: 14 days at 50°F
2-3 day diacetyl rest at basement temperature, then drop temp 5F per day down to 33F

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