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No worries! Thanks for the honesty! Cheers...

It's my private Fantome tasting of over 35 different Fantomes that have taken me 8 years to collect! No biggie just thought you'd might appreciate it! Here is the unfinished list... Saison With Lime Saison With Orange Saison With Strawberry 04 Artisinale Sur Lie 06 Artisinale Sur Lie 03 La...

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Vinnie said that he uses hop extract for bitterness which lowers the vegetal and grassiness.

Low mash temp and sugar added

Urthel Hop It and La Chouffe Houblon are great examples of Belgium beers with some American hops.

Have you considered a jack shaft to move the motor to a more appropriate place?

Sections 17a-17c in the 2008 BJCP suggest blending is necessary for the style and is becoming a lost art.

Hop choice depends on whether or not you want a decent yield. I have had some luck with Sterling. Selection for me is easy...Will it produce an abundant yield of hops that I can use for beer? Other than Cascades or Nuggets I might suggest Chinook and Centennial. Good luck...feel free to contact...

I've been growing 10 different hops for about 8 years now and I must say Nuggets and Cascades are the most prolific. I harvested 3/4 lbs of Nuggets (dried weight) and 1/2 lb of Cascades. Most of your Noble varieties don't produce a significant quantity. It does depend upon your climate. So ask...

I happen to like some grassiness in my beer of course too much can be unpleasant. Hop choice is important. From my experience grassiness will mellow with time...

Vinnie is always willing to talk to us homebrewers and answer questions. One time we sat down and he talked the whole process of Pliny from start to finish. From what I remember he uses 2 row and Carapils with very light crystal 15L and quite a bit of sugar. He prefers to mash low as he likes it...