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How foolish is it to try to make up for my tripel's shortish secondary by bottle conditioning it longer?
I'm attempting to brew a wide variety of beers (both 2.5 & 5 gallon batches depending on style) in a shortish time span in order to serve at a family reunion in the summer, and now it looks like I ...
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When should I add apricot puree to a Belgian beer?
I'm brewing a Belgian dubbel tomorrow and have a 3-lb can of pureed apricot. I don't know if I should add it into my primary after a few days of initial fermentation, or if I should wait a couple of ...
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How long should a Belgian Strong Dark Ale be aged?
How long should a clone of Gulden Draak be aged before comparing it to the real stuff? Our club is trying to get our clone recipe as close as possible, so want to tweak the recipe to get it closer to ...
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What Can I use to replace 0.2 pounds of Extract in a Recipe?
I have a recipe that calls for 12.2 pounds of liquid malt extract. I picked up only 12 pounds (2 X 6 pound jugs) but didn't want to waste a bunch for only 0.2 pounds. Originally I was thinking it ...
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Abuse my recipe! Belgian pale ale [closed]
My main motivation is to build a big yeast cake of 3787 to brew a triple, but I might as well make as good a beer as I can in the process.
I've specified Crystal 30 because Caravienne is not ...
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How long should Belgian Blonde beer be aged?
I'd like to reuse my Belgian yeast (Zymoferm Z039 Belgische Klosterbiere und Ales) and I'm looking for information on how long various Belgian beers should be matured. My cellar capacity is very ...
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Is there anything special needed to try brewing a Belgian Ale?
I am a beginner looking to get started with homebrewing. Belgian Ale is my favorite style, so I was wondering if there are any specific problems with trying to do a Belgian-style Ale as my first ...
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What causes the lack of head formation/retention in my Belgian beers?
I just finished brewing a series of 5 Belgian beers, and at least 3 of them have exhibited problems with head formation and retention. I haven't tried the last 2 beers yet, so I can't say if those ...
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Final Gravity A Little Off
I am at day 12 of my first brew from a True Brew Belgian Ale. I checked the gravity at day 6 (the kit said I could be ready to bottle after 7 days even though everyone says let it go for a few ...
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Belgian/Canadian Tripel Recipe Question
This will be my very first homebrew, but I have been doing a lot of reading, research and practice. My question is, does anything about this recipe I have created look off to any experience brewers?
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Triple Fermented?? But Why?
Some beers claim to be triple fermented, meaning that after primary fermentation, more fermentables are added at the start of secondary, and then the brew is bottle-conditioned, resulting in three ...
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How much time should a warm-fermenting yeast strain sit at the high primary temperature?
I made a batch of braggot (~46% honey) a couple of weeks ago, and used the Duvel strain (a pack of Wyeast 1388 and a vial of WLP570). Pitched at 65 and ramped it up to 82 over the course of 7 days. ...
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Techniques for making Belgian Candy Sugar
I'd like to know a couple of things:
Did you make dark or light?
What procedure did you use/recommend?
Did you try to make rocks or did you just make sheet candy and break it up?
Did you use cane ...
