My wife has recently requested that I start another batch of Belgian Quad to replace the dwindling supply I have in the house. Since this takes a 6-12 months depending on how long I age it I started the project in motion with this beer.
Quads take a large quantity of yeast to ferment the 10% worth of alcohol producing sugars. Instead of making a large starter for the one vial of yeast I want to use I decided to make a 5 gallon batch of beer to make all of my yeast, and I’ll be able to have 5 gallons of beer to drink while I wait. This beer is pretty basic.
| Malt Bill / Ingredients | ||
| Pounds | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Pilsner | |
| 2.5 | 2 Row | |
| .5 | Caramunich II | |
| .25 | Special B | |
| Hops | ||
| IBU | Type | Time |
| 12 | Tettnanger | 45 |
| Mash Schedule | ||
| Temp | Time | |
| 158F | 60 minutes | |
| Yeast | White Labs WLP 530 – Abbey Ale | |
| Stats | ||
| 6 gal | 80% efficiency | IBU: 12 |
