Hi guys,
After 18 months of not brewing, I'm getting back into it. Yeah yeah, I know, what was I thinking taking so long off? Suffice it to say I had plenty of shit going on hence my absence from the board for 8 months.
It's time to get the stocks up so I purchased an ArtisanAle #4 from Grain & Grape:
"A pale high gravity base suitable for making German Bock or Doppelbock, British Barley Wines, Imperial Stout and Scotch Ale, or Belgian Tripel, Dubbel, or Strong Golden Ales. It has an original gravity of 1080 and is made with Pilsner malt and with 10% of the gravity being provided by pale Candi sugar. 25 IBU with bitterness provided by a mild neutral hop and a small late addition of German Hallertau."
I'm planning on fermenting it with WY1388 Belgian Strong Ale without dilution, but wasn't sure whether some extra hopping might be in order. I'm happy to ferment "as-is", but wanted a little feedback from anyone who's fermented this wort before.
As soon as it's done, I'll fire up my brewery and get a few English and American pale ales out followed by what takes my fancy.
I'm hoping it's like riding a bike!
Post your comments.
After 18 months of not brewing, I'm getting back into it. Yeah yeah, I know, what was I thinking taking so long off? Suffice it to say I had plenty of shit going on hence my absence from the board for 8 months.
It's time to get the stocks up so I purchased an ArtisanAle #4 from Grain & Grape:
"A pale high gravity base suitable for making German Bock or Doppelbock, British Barley Wines, Imperial Stout and Scotch Ale, or Belgian Tripel, Dubbel, or Strong Golden Ales. It has an original gravity of 1080 and is made with Pilsner malt and with 10% of the gravity being provided by pale Candi sugar. 25 IBU with bitterness provided by a mild neutral hop and a small late addition of German Hallertau."
I'm planning on fermenting it with WY1388 Belgian Strong Ale without dilution, but wasn't sure whether some extra hopping might be in order. I'm happy to ferment "as-is", but wanted a little feedback from anyone who's fermented this wort before.
As soon as it's done, I'll fire up my brewery and get a few English and American pale ales out followed by what takes my fancy.
I'm hoping it's like riding a bike!
Post your comments.