Beer Style: Strong Ale Family
Elixir of Life
An Olde Ale was the first C.H.A.O.S. all-club barrel project and a recipe that is suitable for aging in any type of spirit barrel, but also tasty on its own.
Amazon Old Ale (1-gallon)
A 1-gallon (3.8 L) recipe for an Old Ale
Old Fiddlehead Maple Barleywine
For those lucky enough to have access to fresh maple sap, this recipe is a great use of the sap in beer. Recipe courtesy of Vermont Homebrew Supply: Winooski, Vermont
Dubbel Halo Ale
Horst Dornbusch lays out a recipe with fermentation tips for those looking to brew up a Belgian Dubbel.
Silent Tripel
Horst Dornbusch provides a recipe for a Belgian Tripel.
BYOB English Old Ale
Recipe submitted to BYO by Brew Your Own Brew — Tucson, Arizona
www.brewyourownbrew.com
Brouwerij Duvel Moortgat’s Duvel clone
Duvel is the classic Belgian golden ale. Although it is very strong (8.5% ABV), the beer is extremely light in color and dry in taste. The dense, white head that sits above the beer lasts until the beer is done. In the US, bottles of Duvel often show some oxidation in the aroma. Brewing it fresh at home gives you a glimpse of what it tastes like in Belgium. The yeast will not have an easy job here; they are dealing with a high-gravity, high-adjunct wort. Help them (and yourself) out by making a big yeast starter for a high cell count at pitching.
Brasserie D’Orval’s Orval Trappist Ale clone
Orval pours orange-brown with a big, rocky head. The very spritzy levels of carbonation and lightly sour with a distinctive Brett character make the beer feel prickly on the tongue. Orval beer is distinctly dry and has little hop bitterness or flavor, although it is the only Trappist ale to be dry hopped. You’ll really taste the pale malt base, so don’t use US, German or English malts for this.
Traquair House Ale clone
Traquair House is the oldest inhabited house in Scotland. Some say their house ale is the paragon of Scottish Wee Heavy ales.
Belgian-Style Golden Strong Ale
“This was my first Belgian Ale. I had no spare fridge space, so it was fermented at ambient temperatures, getting up to 86°F (30 °C) on day 2 and it was all over after 3 days. I didn’t really like the beer, but all who tried it thought it was great, and so did the judges!” – Michael Carter — Queensland
El Camino (Un)Real Black Ale clone
Wee Heavy
Strong Scotch ale is a beer for those who can’t get enough rich malt flavor.
