T-58 yeast and sorghum syrup

[brewGF]

I am planning on brewing a Belgian Dubbel this weekend. I have read about some poor outcomes with T-58 and Sorghum syrup on this forum. Should I abandon that plan and brew a more tried and true recipe? I would love to hear from anyone that had nice results, or poor results for that matter. Any suggestions on fermenting temps also appreciated.
Thanks!
Craig

 

[rjmaillie]

One of the first and best Sorghum beers I ever brewed was with T-58. Here's a link to the recipe:

http://www.glutenfreehomebrewing.org/recipes/showrecipe.php?recipeid=121

I skipped the lemon peel and used whole cascade hops. There was some subtle spiciness from the T58 that went really well with hops and sorghum.

 

[brewGF]

Great! that's encouraging.pretty darn close to my recipe. I brewed it yesterday and this morning it looks like there is a cyclone inside my carboy. I haven't seen anything like that before. I will post results here in several weeks.

 

[rjmaillie]

Awesome. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out for you.

 

[brewGF]

This beer has been bottled for only 5 days but it is the best batch I have brewed so far (out of 4 previous batches). My recipe was almost the same as the one you posted but I used D-90 candi syrup where yours called for candi and I also used cascade hops almost exactly where that recipe uses them, and then i added 1oz of Fuggles for flavor and aroma scattered around that final 15 minutes. I also used clarity ferm and another poster claimed it removed the sorghum twang. I was skeptical on that but so far it appears to have worked, although I can't eliminate the yeast for being responsible for that nice outcome as I had never used T58 before.

 

[rjmaillie]

brewGF, glad to hear it came out well. In my opinion, cascade hops go really well with sorghum extract beers as they seem to do a good job masking the dreaded twang, and complimenting the 'maltiness'. But i wouldn't discount the clarity ferm either. I read that post too and its an interesting idea, but i think it needs some testing. Maybe brew a pale ale with CF, a neutral yeast like 05, some low alpha hops, then drink it young. If there's any twang then it should be more obvious.