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Date: 30 Aug 2006 13:06:55
From: rb
Subject: dubbel yeast strain?
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After reading about all those rich raisiny/fruity characteristics, I'm
keen to try brewing one. Of the yeast strains I have got on hand WLP-530
abbey ale and Wyeast 3944 Belgian wit seem the most likely. Both are
recommended for dubbels.
Suggestions?
rb
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Date: 30 Aug 2006 09:02:20
From: Denny Conn
Subject: Re: dubbel yeast strain?
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rb wrote:
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> After reading about all those rich raisiny/fruity characteristics, I'm
> keen to try brewing one. Of the yeast strains I have got on hand WLP-530
> abbey ale and Wyeast 3944 Belgian wit seem the most likely. Both are
> recommended for dubbels.
> Suggestions?
I just can't imagine a dubbel made with 3944. I'd go with the 530.
--------- >Denny
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Life begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Date: 31 Aug 2006 08:54:23
From: Denny Conn
Subject: Re: dubbel yeast strain?
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strangebrewer wrote:
> I agree. That 3944 will make an excellent trippel though!
Wow, really? My "tatse imagination" makes it out as too phenolic, but I
bow to your experience. Personally, I like 3787 so much for tripels I
have a hard time imagining anthing else, though.
----------- >Denny
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Life begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Date: 31 Aug 2006 06:53:28
From: strangebrewer
Subject: Re: dubbel yeast strain?
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Denny Conn wrote:
> I just can't imagine a dubbel made with 3944. I'd go with the 530.
I agree. That 3944 will make an excellent trippel though!
Drew
www.strangebrew.ca
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Date: 05 Sep 2006 09:12:45
From: Denny Conn
Subject: Re: dubbel yeast strain?
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strangebrewer wrote:
> I only used it in a tripel once, based on a casual recommendation from
> someone in my brew club. I really liked the resulting beer, and it
> scored well in a competition. It's definitely not your usual tripel,
> but it's quite good. Funny you like 3787, I tried it once in a tripel
> as well, and wasn't at all happy with the results... it just wasn't
> Belgian-y enough for me! Chances are the ferm temp was too low,
> though. I should give it a second chance sometime when the basement is
> warmer. It's funny these Belgian strains, some like it hot, some like
> it cold.
I've had great luck getting really close to Westmalle tripel with 3787
by following Stan H,'s guidelines from BLAM, which include keeping the
3787 at about 62-64F. It restarins the esters, which is what I'm
looking for in a tripel.
> I've got a tripel fermenting right now with 1762, which is smelling
> great!
Ya know, I've never tried that one for a tripel. Always gone for a
Rochefort clone kinda thing with it...gues I lack imagination!
--------- >Denny
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Life begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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Date: 05 Sep 2006 07:32:50
From: strangebrewer
Subject: Re: dubbel yeast strain?
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Denny Conn wrote:
> strangebrewer wrote:
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> > I agree. That 3944 will make an excellent trippel though!
>
> Wow, really? My "tatse imagination" makes it out as too phenolic, but I
> bow to your experience. Personally, I like 3787 so much for tripels I
> have a hard time imagining anthing else, though.
I only used it in a tripel once, based on a casual recommendation from
someone in my brew club. I really liked the resulting beer, and it
scored well in a competition. It's definitely not your usual tripel,
but it's quite good. Funny you like 3787, I tried it once in a tripel
as well, and wasn't at all happy with the results... it just wasn't
Belgian-y enough for me! Chances are the ferm temp was too low,
though. I should give it a second chance sometime when the basement is
warmer. It's funny these Belgian strains, some like it hot, some like
it cold.
I've got a tripel fermenting right now with 1762, which is smelling
great!
Drew
www.strangebrew.ca
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