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Just picked up the same configuration myself and plan to assemble this weekend. Maybe we can keep this thread going to discuss how it goes. Steve. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Ticket has gone to a good home. Steve.

Hi, due to a mix up on my part I have a spare ticket for the event on Saturday February 22nd. If you are local and would like to go let me know. Goes free ($65 value) to good home but on condition it is used. First response gets it.

Finally tracked down some bottles of Gulden Draak, got the regular ale and the 9000 quad. Sipping on the ale right now, claims to be a trippel but colorwise ls a medium brown, a touch sweet but very full bodied and fruity. My golden ale was good but not this good, back to the drawing board.

ok, 3 months in bottle and an interesting comparison. I have to say my favorite for taste and body is the Trappist but if I was entering a beer into a competition I would go with the Abbey. Trappist still under carbonated but great fruitiness and depth. Abbey has great look, head that holds up...

Just tried them over the last weekend. Been in bottles for around 6 weeks. Abbey is drinking just great, upfront sweetness has gone, great mouth feel and a nice long finish although not with some of the fruitiness I associate with a lot of Belgian beers. Interestingly the Trappist is still not...

Never tried Gulden Drak but will be on the lookout for it now, I can see why this is one of your favorite strains. Next time I will try it in a BDSA. Thanks, Steve.

This is one of the current limited release offerings. I just used it on a strong golden ale recipe, OG was 1.076, after 18 days I am down to a SG of 1.006 and the sample tastes great. A little fruity but with great richness and depth. Anyone else tried this out? and any idea where the yeast...

3 weeks in, Trappist is at 100.018, Abbey at 100.020. Both samples taste great, a little sweetish up front but very rich and with a nice long bitterish finish. Cant tell any difference at this point.

Thanks for the temperature tip, right now they are both around 72, i will cool the 1762 down a little tonight. And you are right i did need to switch to a blow off tube for the Trappist yeast even though i thought i would have enough headspace.

First time posting so go easy on me :) Brewed my second all grain batch this weekend, aiming for a dark strong belgian ale using my own recipe. OG came in at 1.092 so pretty happy with the starting point. I had decided in advance to split the wort and ferment using two different yeasts to see...