Battered Bastard of Bastogne - Memorial Day Brew

[ssorck]

Well really Brewed this yesterday, Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. It's named 'Battered Bastard of Bastogne'. It's a Belgian Strong Dark Ale with American Hops - hopwfully similiar to 21st Ammendment Monk's Blood. The beer is named after a nickname for the 101st Airborne. They successfully defended the city of Bastogne in Belgium from the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge in WW2. The city was a major road crossroads thus a vitally important objective.

The battle took place in late Dec 1944 - this brew should be ready for Dec. 20th the first day of the battle.

Historical Notes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Bastogne


Enough of that - The Beer!

Battered Bastard of Bastogne
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Brewer: Ssorck
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Batch: 5.00 galExtract

Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity: 1.078 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 37 IBU
Recipe Color: 29° SRM
Estimated FG: 1.019
Alcohol by Volume: 7.5%
Alcohol by Weight: 5.9%

Ingredients
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Briess DME - Golden Light 4.50 lb, Extract
Candi Sugar, Dark (Belgian) 1.00 lb, Sugar
CaraVienne (Belgian) - 0.50 lb, Grain, Steeped
Special "B" (Belgian) 0.50 lb, Grain, Steeped
Mr. Beer 2013 Winter Begian Spiced Ale 3.75 lb, Extract, Extract

Horizon Hops - 0.50 oz, Pellet, 30 minutes
Amarillo Hops - 0.50 oz, Pellet, 10 minutes
Mr. Beer 2013 Winter Belgian Spiced 1.00 oz, Pellet, 5 minutes

Irish Moss 1.00 unit, Fining, 15 Min - 1 Tsp.
Cinnamon Sticks 2.00 unit, Spice, 5 Min.
Mr. Beer Xmas Beer Spice Pack (Mulling Spice)1.00 unit, Spice, 5 Min.

Wyeast 3787 - Trappist High Gravity™ 1.00 unit, Yeast


Dried Mission Figs (Pureed) 2.00 unit, Other, Secondary - 2 Pounds
1 oz. Oak Chips 1.00 unit, Other, Secondary - 1 oz.
3 Vanilla Beans 3.00 unit, Spice, Secondary 3 beans

[ssorck]

Gravity sample...

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[Inkleg]

That looks like it's going to be a tasty beer. I'm calling it 1.084 from my angle.

[nighthawk]

Nice. Is that served with a stripper clip for an M1 Garand?