Source for style guidelines on Belgian ales

[BrotherFreeman]

I think my favorite part about brewing is making my own recipes. Tinkering with someone else's is okay but I prefer to start from scratch. I love my Designing Great Beers book, but when i had the urge to create a Tripel, I dove in only to find there is no section on Belgian beers!! Looking for a good reference source for typical grain bills etc, like what DGB does for all the other styles. Thanks!

 

[greghatt]

Give this book a try. A buddy of mine has it. Some really great info

Brew Like A Monk

 

[rockfish42]

Other books in that series are good as well. Farmhouse Ales covers Saisons, Bier de Garde, Bier de Noel and Mars. If you have lots of space+time the wild brews book is also fun for sour beers.

 

[beergolf]

Give this book a try. A buddy of mine has it. Some really great info

Brew Like A Monk

Very good book about brewing Belgian brews. I brew them a lot an refer to it constantly.

 

[Daver77]

Give this book a try. A buddy of mine has it. Some really great info

Brew Like A Monk

Yeah I second this. The book does a good job in teaching you how to brew belgium beer without telling you straight recipes.

Great book!

 

[BrotherFreeman]

Awesome, thanks guys!