Raging Bitch Clone

[Shenanigans]

Thanks for your replies.
I don't keg so I'll have to bottle my next attempt again.
I usually just put a bottle in the freezer for a half an hour before I want to drink it. Next time I'll try cold crashing some of them for a few days and be really careful with pouring them. Then see what I like the best.
I get the feeling though that a lot of the aroma drops out of the beer with the yeast.

 

[Shenanigans]

So I'm finally going to brew this again sometime this month.
Brewed a white IPA with the Forbidden Fruit yeast yesterday and kept a part of the starter for it.
Was my first time brewing with this yeast but I'm sure it will make a good Belgian IPA too.
I'll also make it a little bit weaker (6 to 7%) so it should probably be just called a Raging Bitch inspired Belgian IPA.
Maybe I'll call it an Angry Whore

Anyway I'll report back with the exact recipe and the results sometime before the end of September.

 

[A2HB]

Will be brewing this beer this weekend, but using some type of dry Belgian yeast instead of liquid. Has anyone ever attempted this recipe using dry yeast? If so, did it come out tasting similar to the original?

 

[Shenanigans]

Will be brewing this beer this weekend, but using some type of dry Belgian yeast instead of liquid. Has anyone ever attempted this recipe using dry yeast? If so, did it come out tasting similar to the original?

I never got around to brewing it a second time so hence no report back.
I think you would want to stick to a wit yeast and not use something like T-58.
Brewferm Blanche might be an option but the new dry wit yeast from Mangrove Jacks sounds promising. Unfortunately I still haven't seen any reports back on how good (or bad) it is.

Here in Europe we have a range of dry yeasts from a polish company called Gozdawa and their wit yeast is supposed to be very good. So it's possible that Mangrove Jacks have come up with something similar.

Trying is knowing

 

[A2HB]

I think I'm going to brew this using the S-33 strain. From the manufacturer's description it seems like it will get me the flavor profile I'm looking for in this style of beer. I will update as things progress!

 

[A2HB]

Well brewed this up today, and as usual it was a great, stress free brew day. Hit all my numbers spot on, and now that I have a pretty good handle on my brewhouse efficiency things are turning out exactly as they were planned.

Only change to OP's recipe was I had to make a bittering hop substitution cause AiH was out of Warrior hops unfortunately. I went with 1 oz of Chinook which was a little less AA's but I think will work out ok.

Recipe I made was 83% 2 Row, 9% crystal 40, 5% carapils, and 3% turbinado sugar to help dry it out a bit. I used Mangrove Jack's M27 yeast instead of the S-33, it seemed to have more positive reviews saying it puts out a consistent "belgian" flavor profile so fingers crossed on that. I'm fermenting at room temp currently, ~70F and going to let it rise from there.

Will update as it progresses...

 

[Shenanigans]

Well brewed this up today, and as usual it was a great, stress free brew day. Hit all my numbers spot on, and now that I have a pretty good handle on my brewhouse efficiency things are turning out exactly as they were planned.

Only change to OP's recipe was I had to make a bittering hop substitution cause AiH was out of Warrior hops unfortunately. I went with 1 oz of Chinook which was a little less AA's but I think will work out ok.

Recipe I made was 83% 2 Row, 9% crystal 40, 5% carapils, and 3% turbinado sugar to help dry it out a bit. I used Mangrove Jack's M27 yeast instead of the S-33, it seemed to have more positive reviews saying it puts out a consistent "belgian" flavor profile so fingers crossed on that. I'm fermenting at room temp currently, ~70F and going to let it rise from there.

Will update as it progresses...

Hi A2HB,

You made the right choice if your options were S-33 or M27.
S-33, contrary to the commercial description, is not a typical Belgian strain. It's actually supposed to be the old Edme Strain English Ale Yeast.
The only problem with M27 for this beer is that it has a really high attenuation. The one time I used it I ended up at 1.002 from around 1.063 for an attempt at a Cali Belgique clone. Tasted good but way too strong.
If you are starting at about 1.080 then expect a 9.5 to 10.5% beer
Especially if you added extra sugar.
So you might need to let it mature a bit longer than expected.
Would love to hear how it turns out though.

 

[RittenhouseBrewery]

Trying to decide between this recipe which people seem to think gets good results and this one: http://hopville.com/recipe/1239281 which is supposed to be from flying dog
Anyone have any thoughts on this?

can someone repost the specific recipe ( grain bill) from this website?

it's a dead url now

 

[IslandLizard]

can someone repost the specific recipe ( grain bill) from this website?

it's a dead url now

Is this the one?
It should remain here on the site now.

On a side note, 6 weeks ago I had their RB from a truly fresh keg brought in from the brewery and it was quite a different experience than I've had before: It tasted very wheaty!
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