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I just popped a 1214 bottle after waiting for 2 more months. It is definitely getting there now. I will prob try a WLP500 bottle this weekend for comparison. Another month or two it should be fully matured. The addition of the candy syrup at bottling in the above recipe seems like exactly...

Congrats. I was shocked when it came out exactly at 1.09 .lol. For once my OG calculator was spot on. I am still holding strong and not trying another one yet. I will prob give it a few more weeks conditioning before I revisit it. Although my willpower is fading rapidly

Sorry wasn't very clear. I just meant leave it in the fridge for a few weeks before drinking it.

Well I tried a small Chimay bottle of each batch yesterday out of curiosity. They were not fully carbed yet nor even cold as I refrigerated them only for an hour or so. The WLP500 one looked, smelled, and tasted very close. Although mine felt a bit dryer. The WY1214 one however just...

I followed the OP recipe fairly closely but tweaked it to get it to the magic 9% of Chimay Blue. I also used Amber Belgian Candy syrup instead also. I did however split it into two 2.5 gallon batches one with WLP500 and one with WY1214 Ingredients used Ingredients ----------- Amber...