September 11th, 2016 Brew: ( 10 gallon batch )…
OG 1.080 // Sep 11, 2016
FG 1.012 // Sep 24, 2016
Fermentation took a solid week. ABV 8.9% // SRM 25
90 Minutes Mash at around 148F, followed by a 45 minutes at 158F, then mash-out at 170F // what we did different this time, used more grain and no Belgian Candi was used. Also, the 2 lb of Caramel 40L was split into 1 lb 40 and 60 Caramel each.
grain schedule (cost of grain bill was $47 from a brew store
- Pale 2-row 27.50 lb
- Torrified Wheat 1 lb
- Chocolate Malt 350L 1.5 lb
- Caramel 40 Love 1 lb
- Caramel 60 Love 1 lb
hops schedule (whole hops cost was free, since we grew our own hops // pellet we buy it by the pound, this way cost averages down by ounce )
- 1.5 oz of whole hops Cascades, at start of boil
- 1 oz of pellet hops, Cascades at 30 minutes
- 1 oz of pellet hops, Cascades at 45 minutes + Irish Moss
yeast (we maintain our own, so this is almost free)
The yeast was the 1214 Belgian Abbey from 2014 brew which was sitting in the fridge all this time; we made a starter, and like a Boss! 2 liter starter, 48 hours.
December, 2014 Brew below:
Mash schedule:
90 minutes at 142F, than raise temps to 158F and hold for an additional 45 minutes, Mash out.
Over Ratio Grains Recipe:
- 80% pale 2-row
- 5% torrefied wheat
- 5% Belgian Chocolate mail
- 10% Caramel Malt (40L)
- 1lb of Belgian Dark Sugar Syrup
Hops schedule for a 5 gallon batch:
- 1 oz at start of boil – Willamette
- 1 oz at 30 minutes – East Kent
- 1 oz at end of boil – East Kent
for this recipe however we used Cascade hops for the whole thing, because we have a lot of them from the 2014 Harvest :- ) and also, these were the exact grains that we used, sometimes you have to substitute based on what is available where you live, you can also order exact grains and have them delivered, probably costs more money…
For the 10 gallon batch, we used:
- 24 pounds of Golden Promise – which is a pale 2-row malt
- 3 pounds of Crystal Malt, 40 Lov. (40L)
- 1.5 pounds of British Chocolate Malt (450-500 L)
- 1.50 pounds torrified wheat malt – it increases head retention and body / version of flaked wheat
- 1 LB of Dark Brown Candi Sugar
- 1 LB of Dark Belgian Candy Syrup
- double the hot schedule for a 10 gallon batch ( see above )
We used 1214 Belgian Abbey yeast on this one!
12/21/2014 Brew OG 1.082
Videos:
mashing stage with re-circulation:
boil stage:
fermentation stage:
Ferment for 2 ~ 3 weeks at about 70F, read your yeast specs…
Yeast – many different type of Belgian yeasts exists, please do your research…
Achouffe — Wyeast 3522 (Belgian Ardennes) and White Labs WLP550 (Belgian Ale)
Chimay — Wyeast 1214 (Belgian Ale) and White Labs WLP500 (Trappist Ale)
Du Bocq (Corsendonk) — Wyeast 3538 (Leuven Pale Ale)
Duvel Moortgat — Wyeast1388 (Belgian Strong Ale) and White Labs WLP570 (Belgian Golden Ale)
Rochefort — Wyeast 1762 (Belgian Abbey II) and White Labs WLP540 (Belgian Abbey IV)
Orval — White Labs WLP510 (Bastogne Belgain Ale)
Unibroue — Wyeast 3864 (Cana-dian/Belgian)
Westmalle — Wyeast 3787 (Trappist High Gravity) and White Labs WLP530 (Abbey Ale)