La Fin Du Monde Clone?

[ao125]

subbed to thread, for awesomness.

 

[platypotamus]

I just brewed mine this past weekend. I based it on the grain bill from the linked recipe, but replaced the honey with table sugar. I also changed up the hop additions and dropped the spice/zest.

Boil Size: 7.25 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6 gal
Estimated OG: 1.074 SG
Measured OG: 1.075 SG
Estimated Color: 5.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 23.4 IBUs

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
11 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 73.3 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 10.0 %
8.0 oz Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.3 %
2 lbs Sugar, Table (Sucrose) [Boil for15 min]( Sugar 6 13.3 %

1.00 oz Styrian Goldings [4.90 %] - Boil 90.0 mi Hop 4 17.9 IBUs
0.75 oz Styrian Goldings [4.90 %] - Boil 25.0 mi Hop 5 5.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 7 0.0 IBUs
0.25 oz Styrian Goldings [4.90 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs

mashed at 148-150F. racked it onto a big cake of WLP500 (Chimay Strain). this badboy went from 1.075 down to 1.010 in four days. fermentation started at 63F, reached about 72 at its peak.

 

[Strange_Brew]

I will be interested to hear your results Pyro. Keep us posted please!

 

[stamandster]

Any update plat?

 

[DaBills]

Love this beer, subscribed.

 

[pyro2k]

I brewed mine with the following ingredients.

10.5 lb pilsner
1.5 lb dememera sugar
1.5 lb wheat malt
0.5 lb aromatic malt
0.5 lb honey malt

1 oz styrian goldings at 60mins
1 oz styrian goldings at 25mins

Wyeast Belgian Ale - 1214 (Chimay)

Mine finished up at about 9.5% alcohol.

After 3 months or so of conditioning mine came out pretty good. I don't think it was a complete match for the actual beer but it was close. If I did this over I would drop the honey malt as it didn't seem to add much honey flavor.

I realized that I forgot to post my results after brewing this in February 2012.

 

[BigPicture]

Next.

 

[justinrphillips]

Ok its been two years, how did everyones attempts to clone this beer go. Wake Up!

 

[DaBills]

Lol I can't even remember but i.think. it was awesome.

 

[platypotamus]

Mine turned out a really good tripel / strong golden, but by no means a clone. I don't think you can come close without using the Unibroue strain. If I did it again, I would also attempt adding some honey or light candi during fermentation.