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RECIPE: BELGIAN STRONG ALE – CB GHOST This beer came in second place at the 2018 South African National Homebrew Champs. I highly recommend bottle conditioning this and letting it age a little. I conditioned the entire batch for four months in a cupboard in my study Nuts & Bolts Batch size: 18 litres Method: All-grain (my version was brewed on the Grainfather) Estimated OG: 1.070 Estimated FG: 1.010 Target ABV: 8% Mash ingredients 4.5kg pilsner malt Mash at 65°C for 60 minutes then raise to 75°C for 10 minutes. Boil ingredients 45g Saaz @ 50 min 28g Styrian Goldings @ 15 min 500g clear candi sugar @ 10 min 300g table sugar @ 10 min Ferment ingredients White Labs (WLP570) Ferment at 20°C. Patience is the secret here – it takes forever to ferment out. And I mean forever – like three weeks plus. HOW TO FIND A HOMEBREW CLUB Joining your local homebrew club is the very best way to further your knowledge. We usually publish a calendar of upcoming meetings, competitions and festivals but due to lockdown restrictions these things are currently impossible to plan. But get in touch with your local club, follow them on social media or sign up for their newsletter so you get the news as soon as there is some. Durban Homebrewers www.durbanhomebrewers.com East Coast Brewers (KZN) facebook.com/groups/eastcoastbrewers Eden Brewers (Garden Route) facebook.com/edenbrewers Free State Fermenters (Bloemfontein) facebook.com/ groups/305132382867636 Hartbeespoort Brewers facebook.com/groups/hartbeespoortbrewers Helderberg Brewers facebook.com/groups/helderberghomebrew SouthYeasters (Cape Town) southyeasters.co.za Wijnland Homebrewers Club facebook.com/wijnlandhomebrewers Wort Hogs (Gauteng/North West) worthogbrewers.co.za Yeastern Cape Brew Club facebook.com/yeasterncape