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I brewed the extract version of this recipe, which seems to be taken straight from "Beer Captured". I used real Chimay Blue yeast. And as one other person commented, it took a LONG time to finish fermentation. Great brew. I do want to try doing all grain soon. Tony

The Chimay clone I brewed turned out very good. I kegged 2 gallons of it and bottled the rest in belgian bottles. I've got 5 bottles left. I think they're approaching 1 year old. I need to start another batch to always have some on hand and aged.

Corn sugar and light candi belgian sugar for priming. I know this particular brew is rather sudsy. I just don't want to be exploding bottles. I think I'll wait until tomorrow and just do it.

Brewing up the Chimay Grande Reserve clone from the book, "Beer Captured" by Tess and Mark Szamatulski. I'm near ready to bottle. In the instructions, it says to add another dose of yeast 3 days before bottling. I did that and started getting activity in the airlock. (It has been sitting idle...

I get fruit flies in my airlocks all the time. At least here in OH, its the season for those little dudes. They can squeeze through surprisingly small places. Like through the holes in the the lid of a 3 piece airlock.

Well, dang. I've only ever shopped once with Homebrew Heaven when I was building a recipe and wanted a supplier with most of the grains I was looking for and in small quantities. Maybe it was a specific hop they carried that I needed? I don't remember, but .... dang.

So, I've brewed up the Chimay Grande Reserve clone as described in the book, "Beer Captured" by Tess and Mark Szamatulski. I'm ready to bottle this stuff in a couple weeks. I love a nice IPA and I have grown and vacuum bagged some Cascade and Centennial hops. I was considering pulling a...

Was this only produced in '13? If so, I just had a 5 year aged barleywine. So awesome. I'm kinda sad I uncorked it without having anyone around to share it with. I remember having this beer some time back, and it seems like '13 would have been about right. It was good then. It is awesome now.

Any variations in the recipe posted at the beginning of this thread? Any other tips you would add? Thanks!

I'm interested in the results of those who have brewed this and any variations from the OP recipe. Thanks! Oh, and I'm considering a harvest of yeast from a bottle of Chimay for my attempt.

Regarding insurance, there is also a difference between flooding from an external source vs something like backed-up drains.

Flood insurance typically (at least in my case) only covers the home structure, not the contents. There are some insurance companies that will allow you to pay for coverage on household items separately. I'd inquire with your insurer.

Dude, this sucks. I feel your pain. I lost a LOT in a flood at our house 2 years ago, including two cars. Hadn't started my homebrewing adventures at that point. Though, come to think of it... I used some of the flood insurance money to buy my first Norther Brewer 5 gal kit.

Spring has sprung in Ohio and that got me thinking about dandelions. Anyone ever use dandelions in experimental brewing (beer, not wine)? Right now, I'm an extract brewer but I could probably pull off a small batch (BIAB) and try some historical bittering plants like dandelion. At the end of...

Saw a YouTube review of a Porter Weisse. Schneider Weisse Tap X. Sounds awesome.