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Hi all. I brewed a Hoegaarden clone and all seemed to go well. I was slightly under on the estimated OG, but I put this down to me not cooking the flaked oats and flaked wheat in the recipe before I placed them in the mash with the pale malt and malted wheat. I mashed at 154F for 90 mins...

Hi all. I am about to start work on my mash tun. I want to be able to direct fire the mash tun so as I can easily perform step mashes. I also want good insulation to prevent heat loss. My idea is to insulate the sides and the top of the mash tun but to leave the bottom uninsulated so as it...

Hi all. So I brewed a witbier today using flaked wheat, flaked oats, malted wheat,pale malt and flaked oats. I used the DeathBrewer stove top all grain method to create a 12.5 L batch. So basically brewing in a bag and batch sparging. After racking to primary I have noticed that there is a...

Hi all. I am about to brew my first wit, using a vial of wlp400. I want to make a 2L starter so that I can get 2 batches out of one vial. My usual method for starters is to let the fermentation go, and after its finished shove the starter in the fridge so as the yeast drops to the bottom...

Hi all. Have never brewed a lambic before and am halfway through wild brews. Would like some help and opinions to see if I have the process correct in my head. Does this sound ok for a lambic kriek? 1. I was thinking of creating a wort with 60% 2row, 40% wheat 2. Pitch WLP655 - Belgian...

Hi all. I waited patiently for 3 weeks for my dubbel to carb up and have cellared it for about a month now. The trouble is when I pour the beer, which has been in the fridge for 24 hours, I get perfect carbonation but after 15 mins its basically flat. I aimed for 3 units of CO2 and it...

Hi All. It seems to me that Belgian monks are in possession of a time machine. Why is it that they can produce a world class beer in much less time than I can produce a mediocre one? According to BLAM Chimay primary ferment for 4 days, secondary (at 0C) for 3 days. Rochfort primary for 7...

Hi All. I recently brewed a beligan dubble using Deathbrewer's all grain stove top method. Here is the recipe: 3.25 gallon 2800g pilsner 300g special b 250g caramunich 200g aromatic 450g dark candi syrup hallertau and magnum hops This brew only gave me 64% efficiency. The...

Hi all. After months of waiting I have sampled my belgian dubbel. It tastes great but I noticed something strange and was hoping some of you guys had opinions. The beer that was bottled in the PET bottles was perfectly carbonated. The beer in the glass flip top bottles was not. When I...

Hi guys. what do you think of this recipe for a dubbel/dark strong Belgian ale? I am aiming for a fruity, rasin, caramel flavour. I know this will come from using candi syrup, though I'm a little worried that this together with the amount of speciality grains might be too much. What do you...

Hi. Using beer smith and brew like a monk I have tried to create a belgian dubbel/stong ale. Being my first recipe any opinions on it would be appreciated. Cheers, Andrew. Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 3.25 gal Boil Size: 4.00 gal...

Hi All. Bottled my first all grain batch about 2 weeks ago. I used DeathBrewer's stove top all grain method to brew 3 gallons of Belgian dubbel. It worked a treat! (Thanks for the pictorial DeathBrewer) At bottling I sneaked a swig after measuring the final gravity and it tasted amazing...

Hi All. After coming across a Belgian website that sold Duvel-style bottles I have some questions about the maximum carbonation limit of bottles. Having read posts in the forum stating that the max limit of most bottles is 3 units of CO2 I was a little confused by the email I received...

Hello all. Just wondering if anyone knows of any good uk homebrew competitions? After much google-ing all I find are American based comps and comps for wii-ware and ds-ware homebrew!

Hello all. I am about to start my first all grain recipe. It is a Chimay bleu cone. I have a few questions about yeast that I hope someone can help me with. I have one vial of WLP500 and am brewing 3 gallons. Should I make starter in your opinion or just pitch it straight? I used Mr Malty...

Hello all. I am new to homebrewing - just got a starter kit today I want to brew Belgian Trappist beers, without becoming a monk. Could you please advise on the equipment I will need and the processes involved. I have a * 25 Litre brewing bin * paddle...