djbradle
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- Recipe Type
- Extract
- Yeast
- WLP575
- Yeast Starter
- 2 L
- Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
- none
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.089
- Final Gravity
- 1.018
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 13.3
- Color
- 20 srm
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 3 days at 64 degrees, ramp it up to 76 over the next 3 weeks
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 2 weeks at 54-56
- Tasting Notes
- Wonderful dark fruits from this yeast! My new favorite, 5 week bottle test.
Belgian Strong Dark Ale
malt & fermentables
% LB OZ Malt or Fermentable ppg °L
49% 6 6 Briess Munich Liquid Extract ~ (Late addition 15 min.)
23% 3 0 Briess Sparkling Amber DME ~ (Early addition 60 min.)
8% 1 0 Candi Syrup D-45 ~ (15 min.)
8% 1 0 Candi Syrup D-90 ~ (15 min.
4% 0 8 Belgian Aromatic ~ (Steeping grains 45 min. at 155 degrees)
4% 0 8 Wheat, Torrified ~
4% 0 8 Belgian Special B ~
0% 0 ½ Carafa Special II ~
Hops
Boil 60 Min. .5 oz. Stryian Goldings pellets
30 Min. .5 oz Hallertau pellets
15 Min. 1 Whirflock tablet
1 min. .5 oz Hallertau pellets
2L yeast starter foamed outta control. Watch this one folks as I believe it's the Westmalle strain included that does it. Banana smells and very vigorous fermentation after 10 hours upon the first 3 days in basment temps of 56-58 degrees.
Moved to 70 degrees after the three days and ramped it up on the fermometer after day 4 until it reached 76 degrees for the next 3 weeks. Krausen fell after 1 week. Moved to secondary for 2 weeks at 54-56 degrees. FG 1.018 for 9.5% abv.
Bottled with 5 oz. of dextrose with some yeast siphoned from the yeast cake and placed in 70 degrees.
1 week check in the bottle was flat but very smooth, no harshness to speak of, not one fusel. 5 week check was carbed and very dark fruits shine forth. Little to no head retention but stayed slightly carbed even at the end of the glass. This taste is awesome. I will have to visit this WLP575 again for sure. Update with more pictures soon.
malt & fermentables
% LB OZ Malt or Fermentable ppg °L
49% 6 6 Briess Munich Liquid Extract ~ (Late addition 15 min.)
23% 3 0 Briess Sparkling Amber DME ~ (Early addition 60 min.)
8% 1 0 Candi Syrup D-45 ~ (15 min.)
8% 1 0 Candi Syrup D-90 ~ (15 min.
4% 0 8 Belgian Aromatic ~ (Steeping grains 45 min. at 155 degrees)
4% 0 8 Wheat, Torrified ~
4% 0 8 Belgian Special B ~
0% 0 ½ Carafa Special II ~
Hops
Boil 60 Min. .5 oz. Stryian Goldings pellets
30 Min. .5 oz Hallertau pellets
15 Min. 1 Whirflock tablet
1 min. .5 oz Hallertau pellets
2L yeast starter foamed outta control. Watch this one folks as I believe it's the Westmalle strain included that does it. Banana smells and very vigorous fermentation after 10 hours upon the first 3 days in basment temps of 56-58 degrees.
Moved to 70 degrees after the three days and ramped it up on the fermometer after day 4 until it reached 76 degrees for the next 3 weeks. Krausen fell after 1 week. Moved to secondary for 2 weeks at 54-56 degrees. FG 1.018 for 9.5% abv.
Bottled with 5 oz. of dextrose with some yeast siphoned from the yeast cake and placed in 70 degrees.
1 week check in the bottle was flat but very smooth, no harshness to speak of, not one fusel. 5 week check was carbed and very dark fruits shine forth. Little to no head retention but stayed slightly carbed even at the end of the glass. This taste is awesome. I will have to visit this WLP575 again for sure. Update with more pictures soon.