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• Posted in thread: Chimay Grande Réserve (Blue) on 05-15-2013 at 10:38 PM
  Does anybody have a Beersmith export of this recipe? I'm having problem setting it up in
  Beersmith because the result is a much lower SRM beer, Beersmith gives 12 SRM while the recipe
  here 20.3.Beersm...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 05-12-2013 at 01:03 PM
  Slightly off topic, but what the shelf life of d180 and othrr candisyrup inc products?D-180 has
  a shelf life of 6 months (unopened at 60F). It's been tested for much longer than that, but the
  industry...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 05-12-2013 at 12:58 PM
  Wow, when you said you used syrup at bottling, I always figured you used simplicity or golden
  so as not to chance throwing off the flavor balance. Good point. Any of the syrups can be used
  for priming...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 05-10-2013 at 06:16 PM
  The pic below is a Westy 12 we bottled April 27...methods vary but we like to see good carbing
  in about 2-3 weeks.

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 05-10-2013 at 03:32 PM
  How much syrup for 5 gal? Do most syrups have similar potential extracts?We use a rate of
  30g/gal, (some use up to 36g/gal). We use Candi Syrup primarily because it is so highly
  fermentable. It also a...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 05-10-2013 at 03:29 PM
  a repitch of fresh Westmalle krausen (no exceptions...ever).Would you mind walking me through
  your method here?Sure. We overlap Westy 12 bottling with new tests. At near bottling time, we
  initiate ano...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 05-10-2013 at 10:47 AM
  Just a note of warning to others: mine is very slow or is not going to carbonate. I overshot my
  OG (102 pts). FG was 14 pts. It sat in primary at 65 degrees for five weeks total before I
  bottled. I ha...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 05-03-2013 at 11:57 AM
  I didn't read this entire thread, but it looks very similar (though not identical) to the
  recipe on Candi Syrup Inc's Recipes. I am planning on doing this one tomorrow and am
  referencing your recipe a...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 05-03-2013 at 11:51 AM
  After reading the CSI recipes, both their Duvel and Westy12 recipes recommend racking off
  primary between 6-7 days and crashing to ~ 50-60F for .5-1 week. Then racking again and cooling
  further.Is rac...

• Posted in thread: Belgian Trippel (2006 World Beer Cup Gold Medal: Dragonmead Final Absolution clone) on 04-25-2013 at 11:34 AM
  Heya! I got all the ingredients, sort of I need to go back and swap some misplaced hops that I
  drove home with, but I digress.Instead of the 1.5 lb of candy sugar, i remembered that I had
  1lb of D-90 ...