Notre Dame d'Golden Valley Extract Kit

Notre Dame d'Golden Valley Extract Kit
O.G: 1055 / Ready: 2-12+ months


According to Twin Cities lore, a beautiful Scandinavian-American princess once dropped a kringle into Wirth Lake; a walleye brought the soggy, circular pastry up from the depths and returned it to her. To commemoreate the miracle, the walleye was filleted and the abbey of Notre Dame d'Golden Valley was built in the suburb of the same name. The monastic beer brewed here is unlike any other in the world. Seriously, it's totally unique. Wink, wink.

A world-class artisanal ale that defies categorization. Refined complexity from a marriage of ingredients boldly used: high IBUs and dry hops (very unusual in a Belgian-style beer), and fermentation with a mixed culture including Brettanomyces. At bottling, NDdGV bursts with citrus fruit, herbs, and candylike malt layered under a pronounced hop character. The hops fade into the background and eventually disappear as the Brett starts to add complex, earthy aromas, elevated alcohol and acidity, and a leaner body through prolonged refermentation in the bottle. The ultimate expression of beer as a living, evolving, artisanal product: no two tastings will be exactly the same! Drinkable as soon as 2 months from brewing day, but save at least a couple six packs for sampling at 6 months and 1 year.


Kit Inventory

Specialty Grains
0.75 lbs. Caravienne
0.25 lbs. Belgian Special B

Fermentables
6.3 lbs. Pilsen Malt Syrup

Boil Additions
1 oz. Tradition (60 min)
1 oz. Hersbrucker (60 min)
2 oz. Hallertau Select (15 min)

Special Ingredients
Priming Sugar - 1 lb. (Add at end of boil.)
Styrian Goldings - 2 oz. (dry hop)

If you choose dry yeast
Not recommended.

If you choose liquid yeast
Wyeast #3789 Trappist Blend. Optimum temperature: 65-85° F.


All kits also contain a muslin mesh bag for steeping the grains (if required).

http://www.northernbrewer.com/alekits-allgrain.html

(ProMash file is available as well)