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So, I have given up on this round. I think I sparged too high, after repitching the fg didn't budge. I whiskey oaked it to try to counter the sweet a little, and it's not a bad beer, just not right. I think it's all due to my technique, so I will probably try this again later after using the...

I boiled my raisins for 60 minutes, chopped up in hops bags. I tasted what I pulled out and it was like flavorless jelly beans. Definitely got all the sugar out. Probably would get the same result with 15 minutes.

Mine looks like it got stuck at 1.028. Obviously too sweet, and for a four week old beer, seems very young- no flavor meld at all. The color is a little light...but very close, maybe a little different grain source than beagle. Raisins are light, but there.....maybe more would help, but I would...

I started this with 1.25 lbs of raisins (5 gal batch) on July 8th.....fermenting at 61-68 degrees. It's been so hot lately, my freezers have a pretty wide range. I checked today, and there is still activity, I racked to secondary on the 15th, and it was down to 1.035. I have a local club...

LB Brew, what temp did you ferment this, and how did it turn out? I have only hade Judgement Day from the brewery and on tap, and it does not have a very strong Belgian yeast influence. I think this is why I like it so much. I am not a fan of the typical estery Belgian tones.