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Almost but not quite Orval. (Based on "Not Quite Orval" from @iloveorval)

5 gal
~7.7 SRM
25 IBU
1.056 ➔ 1.006 = 6.7% ABV

Multistep Mash (70% Mash Eff)

First Step
148°F For 90 Minutes
Second Step
168°F For 15 Minutes

Castle Pale Ale Malt (4.3°L)

Add 5 lbs to the mash tun

+ 1.026 SG / 50% of grist

Base Malt

Castle Pilsen Malt (1.9°L)

Add 3 lbs to the mash tun

+ 1.016 SG / 30% of grist

Base Malt

Castle Vienna Malt (3.2°L)

Add 1.5 lbs to the mash tun

+ 1.008 SG / 15% of grist

Base Malt

Great Western Crystal 60 (44.9°L)

Add 8 oz to the mash tun

+ 1.002 SG / 5% of grist

Specialty Malt

Kettle 60 Minute Boil

Hersbrucker (DE)

Boil 1.11 oz of 4.8% AAU pellets for 60 minutes

+20 IBU

Boil Hop

Styrian Golding (SI)

Boil 1.48 oz of 4.5% AAU pellets for 5 minutes

+5 IBU

Boil Hop

Sucrose (Table Sugar)

Add 8 oz to the kettle at flameout

+1.005 SG

Sugar

Fermentor

Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes

Pitch 2 packs into 68°F wort

Primary Fermentation Ale Yeast

White Labs WLP650 Brettanomyces Bruxellensis

Pitch 1 pack into 68°F wort

Secondary Fermentation Wild Ale Yeast

Styrian Golding (SI)

Dry Hop with 1 oz of leaf hops for 7 days

Dry Hop