I see this thread has been dormant for a few years. Hoping for some help as it relates to fermentation schedule.
I have brewed an extract version of this recipe. I hit 1.082 OG and the WLP570 was off and running almost immediately (hopefully on its way to <= 1.007 FG) I'm currently 2 days in to primary.
I have been combing through this thread, as well as reading different fermenting schedules in several Duvel clone recipes and also this:
https://byo.com/mead/item/1207-on-the-yeast-guide-to-bottle-conditioning
There seems to be a variety of subtle differences in all of the information I'm swimming in. Based on the information in this thread, it would appear that subtle variation does in fact impact the final results.
I'm not overly concerned about producing drop dead duplicate Duvel (a quad-D, if you will). This thread has helped set my expectation level. I am hoping to have something that at least tastes like a BGSA, maybe hints of a Duvel flavor. That said, I do want to do everything in my ability to stick to the proper fermentation schedule. This is where it would be great to get some input. Based on everything I've read, this is what I'm planning on doing:
- 5 days in primary, getting to 80 degrees by the final day
- Rack to secondary and add dosage sugar
- Lager for 14 - 21 days at 28 degrees
- Add additional yeast (planning on going with same WLP570) and sugar, bottle
- 21 days in bottle at 68-70 degrees
- 7 days at 60 degrees
- Drink
For those of you with experience, can you comment on this schedule? If I'm doing something ill advised or perhaps out of the norm for this style, would you mind pointing that out?
The article that I linked above seems to imply that yeast was added twice after the initial pitch. Could that be correct, or am I misreading? Seems like the only reason to add more yeast before the bottle conditioning step would be if you stall out prematurely?
There was reply in this thread earlier that mentioned 2 different lagering phases. Has anyone else done this?
Many thanks in advance for any help. Cheers!