Dubbel Switch

On the day I got grains from Windsor, my preferred yeast (WLP500) was not available, so another “Switch” was made. I chose WLP550 Belgian Ale Yeast.
A fellow home brewer suggested using some Special B malt in place of some of the Crystal 80 to bring out some raisiny character. This version drops Crystal 80 to 4 ounces (from 6), while adding in 2 ounces of Special B.
Another alteration is the hops. Added a couple grams of Warrior to Celeia for 60 minute bittering, and subbed Hersbrucker at 15 and 5 for flavor and aroma, dropping Cascade and Northern Brewer.


Since I switched out 1/2 of Maris Otter for an equal amount of Belgian Pilsner, I opted to do a 90 minute boil.
Another switch from original recipe is to drop Amber malt below 20% of grain bill, and to use American Crystal 80 in place of UK Crystal 90.
Late Addition sugar (Belgian Candi Syrup D-45 Amber) is added at the 10 minutes to go mark. Stirred in very well to avoid it sticking to the kettle. Better still dissolve the sugar in some of the wort before adding to the kettle.