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 |