theshoe82 said:Pretty sure I screwed this one up. I followed the extract instructions which called for 5lbs of flaked wheat (I thought it seemed strange but Im a new brewer so.....).
I can imagine this is going to turn out thick/possibly disgusting. Should I just toss it now?
Just bottled this. Being somewhat of a novice, I'm still trying to iron out my overcarbonation issues. Per TastyBrew's calculator, I used "Light Ale- Blond Ale (2.3-2.6)" as the carbonation style. I didn't see an area for "Belgian Blond." This will be fine, right?
A quick Google and I came up with 2.2-2.8. You'll be fine. RDWHAHB.
Brewed this beer previously with great results... Def. the best beer I have made yet.
How do you think this beer would be effected if I use the Trappist WLP500 or WLP530?
I wanted to brew this beer using WLP500/530 then use the yeast cake for a belgian double or tripple. Has anyone tried something similar?
squeekybobo said:Brewing this up as a 10 gallon batch on Saturday with my cousin who has only done extract. I may convert him to all grain on this one. Planning on using the Safale T-58 for this one, their Belgian strain. It'll be my first Belgian of any sort.
GilSwillBasementBrews said:I went three weeks till I kegged and it went fast.
squeekybobo said:I plan on cold conditioning in the keg for another week before diving in to it.
So, I made this a few weeks ago and its only at 1.014. I wish it would have went lower. I pitched a decent sized starter thinking it would tkae it a lot lower. Anything I can do to lower the gravity??
How long should it be in primary? I know the real answer (hydro readings), but does it need 3-4 weeks in primary to clean up? I am not planning a secondary with this.
Also, I am getting a pretty nasty smelling nose. But the hydro sample tastes decent. Anyone else find this??
Well, its still, according to me, friends and SWMBO that my batch of this sucked. Im sure the recipe is fine, but this sucks. I am going to try some orange peel, coriander and let that sit for a few days. Hope that helps this beer.\I really want to love this beer.
Well i finally got to taste this today. This was my brew from hell lol. If it could of went wrong it did from running out of gas to it starting to rain to cold crashing and have it turn into a slushy. I have been brewing for a few years and this brew for what ever reason was loaded with problems mistakes etc. but after all the aggravation there was no way i could just walk away after this nearly froze i had to try it and I'm glad i did. it is pretty tasty and i will make this again just to see how bad my screw ups this go round effected it.
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