Stovetop535
Well-Known Member
I am looking to brew a belgian golden strong ale to have for two graduation parties in May (Wife is graduating from Nursing school, youngest brother is graduating from highschool). I have a number of other brews I will be brewing for the event, but I wanted to have something different on hand for some of my friends and family that are beer heads. I love belgian beers and I have a little over 3 months till the parties which is what led me to the golden strong ale. (the high abv of this brew does not bother me, I am not planning on kegging this, this one will be bottled and passed out to select few.
This is the recipe I have been eyeing, unless someone can talk me out of it and provide another recipe. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f73/dirty-monk-belgian-golden-strong-ale-80621/
I am planning on brewing on tuseday, and the brew will need to be ready by May 4. That gives me months and 5 days to have this ready, and this is where I am looking for suggestions on my timeline.
The recipe says 2 weeks primary followed by 6 weeks secondary. Space and storage is not a concern, since the entire basement is my brewery (one of the few pros to having an unfinished basement). Basically I am asking what would you do, to make the best brew possible with a 3 month timeline?
1 month primary followed by 1 month secondary then bottle and prime for the last month?
Or shorter primary, shorter secondary and bottle longer?
Or some variation in between?
Tia for the help
Alex
This is the recipe I have been eyeing, unless someone can talk me out of it and provide another recipe. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f73/dirty-monk-belgian-golden-strong-ale-80621/
I am planning on brewing on tuseday, and the brew will need to be ready by May 4. That gives me months and 5 days to have this ready, and this is where I am looking for suggestions on my timeline.
The recipe says 2 weeks primary followed by 6 weeks secondary. Space and storage is not a concern, since the entire basement is my brewery (one of the few pros to having an unfinished basement). Basically I am asking what would you do, to make the best brew possible with a 3 month timeline?
1 month primary followed by 1 month secondary then bottle and prime for the last month?
Or shorter primary, shorter secondary and bottle longer?
Or some variation in between?
Tia for the help
Alex