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• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 04-29-2013 at 05:59 PM
  US-05 is used to make some strong barleywines. IMO the more alcohol using US-05 the more a sort
  of astringent flavor asserts itself in US-05 beers (just my opinion.) Maybe it will just take
  more time ...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 04-07-2013 at 09:12 PM
  That's not how amylase enzymes work. Denaturation doesn't happen instantly. As temperature
  increases, both the rate of reaction and rate of denaturation increase. Although beta-amylase
  is more heat la...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 04-07-2013 at 02:47 PM
  Mash-out at 168-170F increases fermentability (increase activity of alpha-amylase), conversion
  efficiency (breakdown of remaining starch), lauter efficiency (less viscous wort), and locks in
  profile o...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 03-30-2013 at 04:19 AM
  I made something close to CSI's 17X on Monday evening...and wow is the fermentation vigorous. I
  have had about a gallon blow off from my 15 gallon fermenter over the last 10 hours.Took
  gravity sample ...

• Posted in thread: few questions on my Belgian Dubbel on 03-24-2013 at 06:46 PM
  Can't really say cooling to 69-70 is cold crashing. I noticed on day two however, that the
  freezer overshot desired temp, and was reading 67. the sensor is taped to the side of the
  plastic brewcube......

• Posted in thread: few questions on my Belgian Dubbel on 03-24-2013 at 02:47 PM
  My experience with WLP500 and WLP530 are that both are vigorous fermenters, but the former is
  strong and steady for about 3 days and fully attenuated in about 7, while the latter's peak
  activity is mu...

• Posted in thread: Belgian Leffe Brune Recipe on 03-19-2013 at 08:40 PM
  Here is one from another thread:9½ lbs. Belgian Pils malt8 oz. Flaked wheat4 oz. Flaked barley4
  oz. Aromatic4 oz. Biscuit4 oz. Chocolate2 oz. Honey Malt4 oz. Munich Malt390 ppg for grains8
  oz. Dark Ca...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 03-13-2013 at 05:49 PM
  I made something close to CSI's 17X on Monday evening...and wow is the fermentation vigorous. I
  have had about a gallon blow off from my 15 gallon fermenter over the last 10 hours.

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 03-13-2013 at 03:28 PM
  Bummer. In Southern California we don't have such cellars.It is really easy to find an old
  (even free) chest freezer and put a temperature controller on it to turn it into a 55 degree
  (or whatever coo...

• Posted in thread: The Pious - Westvleteren 12 style quad - multiple on 03-08-2013 at 03:33 PM
  Those must be something other than BJCP parameters? Perhaps those are brewers association
  parameters? Plus 18-D is a Golden Strong Ale.OK no MVP award for me - here was my source: