The Netherlands have a online marketplace there it's cheaper
for excample ( if you can read dutch):
http://www.marktplaats.nl/a/verzamelen/biermerken/m1129451710-westvleteren-12-sixpacks.html?c=8c285449651fa109c354bbabe740c1b&previousPage=lr&pos=13
and...
Cone on the 530 will gladly give you over 80% with this kind of recipe, my second batch I will start with a OG of 1085 then I will end up @ 10,5 alc @ the end.
For all of you who dont get over 80% don, t trust pitch calculators
well had another bottle of my brew3 ( brewed @ 04-23-2016 ) and it's a amasing beer best one I ever brewed, mine will enter competition may 2017 when it's 12 monts old:D
Will brew another batch end 2016
For all off you how brewed this recipe the last month(-s) bottle or cask it and forget about it for at least 6 months it only gets better.
Tryed one off mines yesterday and it's getting amazing
I managed to store 9 gallon of my Westy12 clone under the floor of our house.:ban:( 2 gallon 0,3cl capped bottles and 7 gallon 0,5ltr fliptops bottles)
Thats where it will be the upcoming months, in december I will get some 05,ltr fliptop bottles out for tasting ( on my birthday )
I brewed...
With wpl530 or wyeast3787 you need at least 50% off headspace in the first week, or use blowoff ( with the risk off loossing too mucht yeast for good fermentation )
Well too keep you all updated, I brewed the 12 recipe as a 8 ( OG1068 ) finished @ 1011 now 2 weeks into the bottle
Had a first try today and it's absolutly superb, now I know my 12 will last 12 months before the next taste I have 11 gallons off the 8 to drink first:ban:
Off course it will be a good beer, you have made it yourself therefore it's a good beer:mug:
It will be dry though but who knows it might be the best beer you have ever tasted:ban:
Botteled my westy 8 today @1009 it already tasted perfect:tank:
Maybe CSI can explain whats in this stuff (candy syrup) the critters are going mad with this stuff:rockin:
I used 530 ( or 3787 ) many times before but everytime I use CS I never see this mad fermantation it's going through the roof:mug:
Expect fermentation off this 1068 OG will be done...