11/12/13 brew day

[Mwhy71]

I want to brew something special on this date. Something that will be ready to drink on 12/13/14. Maybe a Triple? I love Belgian beers, not crazy about barleywine. Any thoughts, or ideas would be appreciated. Wondering if anyone else is planning a brew for this date.

 

[Whattawort]

1 month won't be enough time for a Triple to be ready. Those do best with a couple of months of age on 'em. I'd suggest a brown, porter, or stout. You could do a wit and add some spice at the end of the boil if you're looking for a distinct seasonal flavor. I'd advoid doing anything bigger than 1.060 if you want a 1 month turnaround.

 

[hunter_le five]

1 month won't be enough time

One year + 1 month

 

[peterj]

1 month won't be enough time for a Triple to be ready. Those do best with a couple of months of age on 'em. I'd suggest a brown, porter, or stout. You could do a wit and add some spice at the end of the boil if you're looking for a distinct seasonal flavor. I'd advoid doing anything bigger than 1.060 if you want a 1 month turnaround.

That's 12/13/14. So a 1 year, 1 month, 1 day turnaround. So something big would be a good idea.

How about a big Russian Imperial Stout. That would be about in it's prime after a year. I'm planning on brewing one this weekend for next fall/winter. Or you could do a big Belgian stout if you wanted to do something Belgian. Or perhaps a quad?

 

[Whattawort]

Reading comprehension fail. My bad.

 

[Toga]

A big chewy Russian Imperial, Belgian triple or Quad, or a barley wine would be in order. A monster RIS would be my personal choice.

 

[mrdauber64]

What about an RIS but with a Belgian Yeast. Stone makes a beer like this that is really good!

 

[Whippy]

I like the idea and would do the same if I had the time! I hope you plan on an OG of 1.112! I think a Belgian Dark strong ale ages VERY nicely!

I brewed the following in November 2012 and it is tasting really interesting now. It has mellowed out tremendously:

9 lbs Munich I (Weyermann) (7.1 SRM)
1 lbs Melanoidin (Weyermann) (30.0 SRM)
1 lbs Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) (2.0 SRM)
2.0 oz Chocolate (Briess) (350.0 SRM)
1 lbs Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM)
3.00 oz Select Spalt [2.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 17.4 IBUs
2.00 oz Select Spalt [2.00 %] - Boil 25.0 min Hop 7 8.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg Abbey Ale (White Labs #WLP530)
3 lbs Honey (6.0 SRM)


I'll probably use the Trappist Ale yeast next time and substitute some of the adjuncts with more grain but I still think it tastes pretty nice.

 

[Mwhy71]

Anyone ever do a mad elf clone?

 

[WissaBrewGuy]

Anyone ever do a mad elf clone?

See this thread for some Mad Elf Clone discussion. I haven't done one yet but I plan on it!

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/troegs-mad-elf-435795/

 

[Mwhy71]

Thanks for the input. I'm going to go with a belgian dark strong.
8# 2 row
8# pilsner
2# munich
.5# caramel 120
.5# special B
.25# aromatic
.25# biscuit
2# amber candi sugar
1# clear candi sugar
2 oz williamette 60 min
1 oz strisselspalt 15 min
1 oz strisselspalt 5 min

1 wyeast 3787 trappist high gravity
1wlp 544 belgian strong ale

i hope to hit 1.112 to coincide with the brew date. Any thoughts on this recipe, and maybe some christmas like spice additions?

 

[WissaBrewGuy]

Try chocolate in place of Special B. Troegs uses this in the Mad Elf and it is great!

 

[Mwhy71]

Couldn't wait to try this. Absolutely delicious. It so happens that my wife's birthday is 12/13. "Yes honey, I made this for you". She loves strong belgian beers.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

 

[JohnSand]

Great! Love the idea, the story, the label, especially the happy ending!

 

[Subdivisions]

Looks great! What was the OG and FG? Also, did you put it in secondary for a long time or just bottle after it hit FG?

 

[Mwhy71]

Thanks, OG was 1.103, FG was 1.015. It was in primary for a month, secondary for 2 months. Bottled on 2/14/14. Yup, the old lady let me bottle on valentines day. Tasted first one on 7/14, pretty good, carb level was low. 9/14 getting better, 10/14 better, 11/14 carb level is acceptable for style, and it tastes really good, complex flavors, some dried fruit and deceivingly not much alcohol flavor. These big beers take some patience. We are looking forward to drinking a few of these bombers next week for her birthday. Cheers, beer is good food.

 

[Strut]

Great! Love the idea, the story, the label, especially the happy ending!

I reread the OP posts, and nothing about a happy ending . He deserves one though, even on the wife's birthday... that was a well planed, and well executed "birthday gift". Nicely done!

 

[bragona71]

Great Stuff!!! I might steal your Idea for my dad(wife doesn't drink beer)

 

[Psylocide]

Great Stuff!!! I might steal your Idea for my dad(wife doesn't drink beer)

Well, might just want to skip the happy ending part of that one...

 

[soccerdad]

 

[jbsg02]

Now you just gotta make something on 12/13/14 to consume on 13/14/15!

 

[jbsg02]

Now you just gotta make something on 12/13/14 to consume on 13/14/15!

Lousy Smarch weather

 

[bobeer]

awesome idea! I wish I had seen this last year or thought of it myself. I love dates like that. I guess after this 12/13/14 we wont have another one for a while...