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tennesseean_87

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My wife and I are expecting in April, and I'm wondering what sort of beer I might brew and age until the birth. I would think about a big stout or brown or little(ish) barley wine/old ale, but I'm not thinking I'll want too much of those in the spring and summer. My idea was to do a larger dubbel (trippel strength, but brown from D2). Would that be a good beer for this timeline?

What are my other options?
 
A dubbel would be good. When i found out I was going to be a father I brewed a patersbier (father's beer) and then when he was born I brewed an old ale that I swore not to touch until he is one (come December I'll tap it). So that doesn't really answer your question because I didn't have anything ready to drink when he was born but once we brought him home I didn't drink beer for a month. Tired and paranoid parents...
 
With our second, I did a Belgian Dark Strong, because looking at all those months without drinking, that's what she wanted at the end of it. It was actually the first big beer I made and let age that long.
 
Thanks, all! I think I will do a dubbel, but maybe a little on the bigger side. Yeast suggestions? I'm looking for something I can wash and use for anything Belgian. 3522?
 
+1 on the Belgian ideas. We're expecting our 3rd in November and have also decided to mainly focus on Belgian styles when we found out.

I'd start with fresh yeast & appropriate sized starter per Mr Malty/Yeastcalc for doing high gravity. WY3787 is hard to go wrong with IMO.

There are some great recipes here (http://www.candisyrup.com/). They diligently pursue cloning Belgian ales so it might be easier to commit to a recipe if you kind of know what it'll turn out like.
 
I am due sept 22 2013 and we have a brow the should be ready around that time. Make what your wife will enjoy because it is a long wait for a beer :)
 
My wife's not a huge beer drinker, so this is more for me. Ironically, one of her favorites is SN CElebration ale, a beer I cloned and had ready just after we found out!
 
So I got some 3787, and brewed Belgian/APA propagation batch which is about done now. The more I think about it, though, a tripel might be a better idea for that time of year. Maybe I'll brew a quad for next winter, too, but malty and dark doesn't seem like a great spring-time drink. Will that be too long for a tripel to age before hitting it's prime? If so, when should I brew it? (5 months out, 4 months?)
 
So I got some 3787, and brewed Belgian/APA propagation batch which is about done now. The more I think about it, though, a tripel might be a better idea for that time of year. Maybe I'll brew a quad for next winter, too, but malty and dark doesn't seem like a great spring-time drink. Will that be too long for a tripel to age before hitting it's prime? If so, when should I brew it? (5 months out, 4 months?)

For April/May drinking, I'd chose a maibock first. But if you want to go with a Belgian, a tripel would be great.

A tripel can easily age for a year before being at its peak, so if you make it now, it would be great in May.
 
Thanks! I'm not sure about my ability to lager well, and I've got the Belgian Yeast already. I think I'll go the Tripel route, though I may look at Maibock as well.
 
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