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Weyerbacher is definitely a contender, but I've got to go with the Williamsburg Alewerks Pumpkin Ale. Hard to find in most regions of the country, but I think I may like it even more than Pumking.

Has anyone observed any concrete relationship between flocculation levels of yeast and carbonation time? I have a 1.06 Belgian pale ale I brewed with WLP570 (a poor flocculator) that I just bottled before it fully cleared. Should I expect a faster carbonation period because of the higher...

In addition to the extract, I was thinking of something like this for the grain bill: 1 lb Caramunich .5 lb Chocolate malt .5 lb Roasted Barley .25 Black patent I was also considering some smoked malt, or perhaps some oak in secondary. Any advice on fermentation temp to let the yeast...

I guess my main question is how much character I can expect to get from WLP570 in a dark beer, and how much roasted/chocolate malt it could tolerate without being overwhelmed. Mustache Envy is brewed with a different strain that is targeted at Belgian stouts. I don't want to lose the...

Long-time lurker, first post. I've got a 1.056 Belgian golden ale finishing up in the primary that I brewed with WLP570 and some extract/light steeping grains. While it has a more complex grain bill than Duvel, I got fantastic attenuation to 1.002 and it tastes remarkably like it at this...