Belgian pale ideas
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HopDr
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For spices, try the typical Belgian wit spices like coriander, bitter orange, grains of paradise if you want that kind of thing. It generally can work well. For additives, throw in some belgian candi or just table sugar to kick the ABV up. Try a liquid yeast like WLP500/510/530/550/570/575 etc. or the wyeast equivalent. The yeast will probably give you the most bang for your buck.
HopDr
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You could add them at any point from the start of boiling to the secondary fermenter. But probably the most common thing to do (I think) is add them with about 10 min to go in the boil.
I would personally use liquid yeast and then wash it and use it for a Belgian strong on the second go round. Only Belgian yeast I have used was WLP550 and I loved it in both the pale and strong that I did.
bighorn_brew
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I'm brewing a belgian, perhaps this weekend, going to toss some cardamom pods in, not many, just a few to complement the curacao orange and ginger. I am going to use t-58, I just don't know whether to go dark (I have Belgian chocolate malt on hand) or light....
evan5159 said:
Yeah, the S-33 is a great yeast. I rarely buy liquid anymore, dried yeasts are treating me very well these days.
