Next beer for 3787

[Douglefish]

I am just finishing up fermentation of a Belgian Dubbel using Wyeast 3787. What would be a good beer to re-pitch that yeast in? I thought about a Belgian Dark Strong, but it looks like the 540/1762 is the better yeast for that.

Any thoughts would be really appreciated?

 

[lyacovett]

I did a Tripel and it came out really good. Took it from 1.086 to 1.008. A little fruity at first, but after a few months in the bottle, the fruit is settling out and it is becoming nice and spicy. I think it was a great choice for the style.

 

[Oldsock]

3787 is great for strong darks (Westvleteren 12?), it can be terrific for Tripels as well. It is my go to yeast for anything Belgian, how about something with some Brett, or a Belgian IPA, maybe a christmas beer with some spices etc... lots of options to consider.

 

[SumnerH]

3787 is the Westmalle yeast. That's the one trappist yeast that multiple monastaries use--Achel picks up their yeast on brew day from Westmalle, as does Westvleteren (as noted above). It's used in very highly-regarded commercial Trappist strong darks, quads, trippels, dubbels, and pale ales.

As far as dark Belgians go, Westvleteren 12 is often considered one of the best beers in the world--for instance, Beer Advocate has it sitting at #1, with Pliny the Younger at #2.

So, yeah, it's more than suitable for a BDSA.

 

[martinirish]

A Belgian stout!!