Martin's Belgian Dark Strong Ale Recipe Kit

Make pub-style beer at home any weekend you like. This Belgian Dark Strong Ale recipe kit comes with every pre-measured ingredient you need to brew Martin's Belgian Dark Strong Ale, a 5-gallon all-grain batch, from grain to glass.

The Belgian dark strong ale is the heavyweight of the abbey lineup, the class that includes Rochefort 10, St. Bernardus Abt 12, and the near-mythical Westvleteren 12. These beers push past ten percent while staying, somehow, drinkable, hiding the alcohol inside layers of dark fruit.

Look for fig, date, raisin, and dark bread, with dark candi syrup driving both the deep color and the plummy sweetness that a dry finish keeps in check. This version folds in a little honey alongside the malt. It is a beer to pour into a snifter and sit with, and it is better after some months in the bottle.

What's In The Kit

Your Belgian Dark Strong Ale recipe kit includes everything below, portioned and ready to brew. All you add is water.

Fermentables

• 12 lbs · Pilsner; Belgian
• 3 lbs · Munich Malt
• 8.0 oz · Aromatic Malt
• 8.0 oz · Special B
• 1 lbs · Candi Syrup; D-90
• 1 lbs · Honey

Hops

• 1.5 oz · Styrian Goldings (Boil, 60.0 min)
• 0.5 oz · Styrian Goldings (Boil, 0.0 min)

Yeast

• 2 packets · Abbey Ale (White Labs WLP530) → we include SafAle BE-256 (Belgian Abbey)

Water treatment salts and any specialty extras are noted with the recipe.

Recipe At A Glance

A Note On Substitutions

We stock dry yeast only, so SafAle BE-256 (Belgian Abbey) dry yeast stands in for the recipe's Abbey Ale (White Labs WLP530).