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Author:

RustyBarrelHomebrewing

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.083

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/16/2020 3:50 AM

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12/2/2025

TLDR; next time try different yeast or higher fermentation temp; pull oak cubes and bottle once its tasting great. consider oak aging in keg and natural carbonation so you get the yeast in the bottle.

Scored 33 but no medal in MALT Turkeyshoot.

My opinion : This peaked before I bottled it. It was tasting so good at one point, it was kinda hazy too, smooth and complex. By time I bottled it it has become super clear, overly rum oakey and too sweet, cloying and boozy, syrupy almost. There was oak cubes in the keg which could have done it but otherwise the beer changed a lot over the course of the year.

From the judges : basically they wanted more belgian yeastey character, I could agree with that. Could maybe try a different yeast or ferment hotter, I think the safale belgian is kind on the clean side and maybe too flocculant. One judge said not enough oak and rum but the other said lots of it.

Scoresheet :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n8N_0sn9xB-U0bPfhRitOs-o5zAfjyZE/view?usp=drive_link

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3/20/2025
Brew night on new digiboil better efficiency and boil off. Took too much volume couldve done less for higher OG. Next time.

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1/22/2025

5 years later finally dusting this recipe off for production.

adjusting for efficiency. adding DME. using cane sugar instead of candi. adding more malt.

using warrior for bittering. adding some hallertau at end of boil because why not.

probably going to be using reused s-33 from a previous batch.

this batch likely going into a bourbon barrel. again, because why not. it will probably be darkened quite a bit since the barrel has had stout and barleywine in it previously.

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1/15/2020
initial recipe creation notes:
* choosing simple grain bill from NB's version because thats my style. they had belgian pale which i subbed for 2row but then changed my mind and went with a pilsner munich mix.
* changed from 2lb 180 to 2lb 90 to reduce the calculated color to within the bjcp range
* many recipes on aha were using magnum so i used the minimal of that to get into bjcp range
* using one full pack of rva hopefully dont have to make substitutions. some options are
** 1338 belgian strong ale
** 3787 trappist style high gravity (<-- used this for tripel play in 2019, possibly reuse for 2020 tripel andor dubbel)
** 1762 belgian abbey ii
* going to mash at 148 for 60. cb&b suggests 90 min mash at low temp. ill take the low temp but im pretty good at reaching low FG so ill stick with 60 mins

note that there appears to be some back and forth about the definition of quad and belgian dark strong ale . brewers association has them as two separate styles however bjcp does not have quad. it has been said that quad should be a subcategory of BDSA, and also that quad refers to certain specific BDSA beers such as westy 12. indeed the base recipe referenced below from northern brewer appears to be a westy 12 clone. also of note is that rochefort 8 is considered BDSA while rochefort 10 is considered a quad.

consulted with :
1) northern brewer's quad : https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2785/6868/t/3/assets/AGNorthy12BelgianQuad-1532541330362.pdf?9962267991876753943

2) craft beer & brewing article : https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-belgian-dark-strong-ale/

3) BJCP : http://www.bjcp.org/style/2015/26/26D/belgian-dark-strong-ale/

4) winning homebrew recipes from aha : https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipes/

here is Ryan's recipe for Tin Tin's Magic Elixir :
15lb: 2-row*
3lb: Munich
0.5lb: Classic Wheat
1lb: Aromatic
1lb: Cara Munich
1lb: Special "B"
0.5lb: Melanoidin
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1lb: Dark Candi Sugar**
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Hallertau Hops (4%) for 60 minutes
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WLP545***

*Probably a sin but I changed this from Pils Malt.
**Recipe I found online had "cane sugar." I just like the taste of the Dark Candi Sugar better. Smarter people than me can argue that there is no difference but seems to add a little something IMHO.
*** I wanted to do one of the two RVA Trappist but they were out when I bought my recipe.

Author:

Jojo

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.028

Efficiency: 81

Mash Thickness: 1.2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/25/2024 1:01 AM

Notes: This is an attempt at a historic London brown ale for a local brew club competition.

Using my local tap water profile, and adjusting to the ‘London’ profile result in the gypsum/chalk/baking soda additions. These would vary for other water profiles.

Going with dry yeast because I had to order too far prior to brewing this for a liquid yeast to work.

Mash for 90. Infusions listed are to accommodate temp loss in my MLT. Start mash at ~1.15 qts/lb, end at ~1.7 qts/lb

Boil for 90. Expect about 1.5 gallons of boil off for my equipment.

Used a small 1L starter with the yeast to ensure good pitch rate.
Target fermentation around 65-66F.

Author:

jasonbaker

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 2.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/5/2023 4:04 PM

Notes:

Author:

NoahFagel

Boil Size: 10.71 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.019

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/25/2022 7:05 PM

Notes: extra sucre avec philly sour yeast

Author:

M.kolozsvari

Boil Size: 22 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/18/2021 5:59 PM

Notes:

Author:

Brouwerij de Keijser

Boil Size: 8 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.028

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: 54.6 g

Creation Date: 6/9/2021 2:16 PM

Notes:

Author:

hikebikemike

Boil Size: 1.9 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.036

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/12/2021 6:13 PM

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Author:

Roof Cactus Brewing

Boil Size: 6.05 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.064

Efficiency: 63

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/15/2021 4:40 AM

Notes:

Author:

pvguy

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/10/2021 8:47 PM

Notes:

Author:

Water'n'Wine Truro

Boil Size: 11.4 Litres

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.109

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/10/2020 5:46 PM

Notes:

Author:

toby chick

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/2/2016 4:36 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/9/2020 12:48 PM

Notes:

Author:

adv_trev

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.036

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/23/2019 6:02 PM

Notes:

Author:

RITiger1060

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 120

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/23/2018 2:18 PM

Notes: PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ORDERING INGREDIENTS:

Brew to your ability: your best beer will yield an even better beer out of the barrel.

Recipe calls for 2# flaked oats, but added in two additions as follows:
1.) 1# flaked oats in mash.
2.) 1# flaked oats in muslin bag. Added to kettle during collection of first runnings. Remove bag from kettle, once boil volume is achieved. Place bag in separate bowl to collect drippings, then add liquid to kettle.

If you fear bugs in the primary, replace Imperial F08 with WLP002 yeast. WLP002 a very flocculant and poor attenuating yeast. Following active fermentation rack to secondary once beer clears, cold crash if possible to accelerate flocculation. Goal is to retain as much residual sugar in beer before transferring to barrel.

Order one oz of hops, but use brewing software to adjust hop addition based on AA% to achieve IBUs between 5 to 7. More hops don't equal better as IBU will inhibit souring bugs in the barrel.

If you have some 3 yo plus aged hops (debittered... like stored warm in an open bag), replace fresh hops with 2.5 oz of aged hops at 60 mins.

Step mash if you have the ability otherwise infusion mash at 158'F for 60 mins. Use brewing software to help you with the strike water. Pre-heat your mash-run. Wrap in blankets to retain heat loss.

Yes, 120 minute boil! It will help develop color and flavor. Have a few extra gallons of water on hand to add to kettle if necessary to make target kettle volume of 6 gallons.

Author:

Shoebacca

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.092

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.33

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/24/2017 6:17 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 23 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 2.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/30/2017 12:52 PM

Notes:

Author:

petrichor brewing co

Boil Size: 4.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/23/2017 6:44 PM

Notes:

Author:

M&M

Boil Size: 24 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 40 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/23/2016 5:48 PM

Notes: Gjærnes Vossakveik was used as yeast variety.
No hops.
Spruce for bitterness and flavour
Slightly boiled and mashed lingonberries in right after first fermentation over. Stays in till bottling day.

Author:

Bryggman

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.065

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 2.6

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/7/2016 5:08 PM

Notes:

Author:

Kfplante

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.058

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/3/2016 12:16 AM

Notes: