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Author:

Exca

Boil Size: 54.16 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.078

Efficiency: 66

Mash Thickness: 3.7

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/1/2021 11:44 PM

Notes:

Author:

RustyBarrelHomebrewing

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.083

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/16/2020 3:50 AM

Notes: ===============================
12/2/2025

TLDR; next time try different yeast or higher fermentation temp; pull oak cubes and bottle once its tasting great. consider oak aging in keg and natural carbonation so you get the yeast in the bottle.

Scored 33 but no medal in MALT Turkeyshoot.

My opinion : This peaked before I bottled it. It was tasting so good at one point, it was kinda hazy too, smooth and complex. By time I bottled it it has become super clear, overly rum oakey and too sweet, cloying and boozy, syrupy almost. There was oak cubes in the keg which could have done it but otherwise the beer changed a lot over the course of the year.

From the judges : basically they wanted more belgian yeastey character, I could agree with that. Could maybe try a different yeast or ferment hotter, I think the safale belgian is kind on the clean side and maybe too flocculant. One judge said not enough oak and rum but the other said lots of it.

Scoresheet :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n8N_0sn9xB-U0bPfhRitOs-o5zAfjyZE/view?usp=drive_link

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3/20/2025
Brew night on new digiboil better efficiency and boil off. Took too much volume couldve done less for higher OG. Next time.

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1/22/2025

5 years later finally dusting this recipe off for production.

adjusting for efficiency. adding DME. using cane sugar instead of candi. adding more malt.

using warrior for bittering. adding some hallertau at end of boil because why not.

probably going to be using reused s-33 from a previous batch.

this batch likely going into a bourbon barrel. again, because why not. it will probably be darkened quite a bit since the barrel has had stout and barleywine in it previously.

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1/15/2020
initial recipe creation notes:
* choosing simple grain bill from NB's version because thats my style. they had belgian pale which i subbed for 2row but then changed my mind and went with a pilsner munich mix.
* changed from 2lb 180 to 2lb 90 to reduce the calculated color to within the bjcp range
* many recipes on aha were using magnum so i used the minimal of that to get into bjcp range
* using one full pack of rva hopefully dont have to make substitutions. some options are
** 1338 belgian strong ale
** 3787 trappist style high gravity (<-- used this for tripel play in 2019, possibly reuse for 2020 tripel andor dubbel)
** 1762 belgian abbey ii
* going to mash at 148 for 60. cb&b suggests 90 min mash at low temp. ill take the low temp but im pretty good at reaching low FG so ill stick with 60 mins

note that there appears to be some back and forth about the definition of quad and belgian dark strong ale . brewers association has them as two separate styles however bjcp does not have quad. it has been said that quad should be a subcategory of BDSA, and also that quad refers to certain specific BDSA beers such as westy 12. indeed the base recipe referenced below from northern brewer appears to be a westy 12 clone. also of note is that rochefort 8 is considered BDSA while rochefort 10 is considered a quad.

consulted with :
1) northern brewer's quad : https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2785/6868/t/3/assets/AGNorthy12BelgianQuad-1532541330362.pdf?9962267991876753943

2) craft beer & brewing article : https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-belgian-dark-strong-ale/

3) BJCP : http://www.bjcp.org/style/2015/26/26D/belgian-dark-strong-ale/

4) winning homebrew recipes from aha : https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipes/

here is Ryan's recipe for Tin Tin's Magic Elixir :
15lb: 2-row*
3lb: Munich
0.5lb: Classic Wheat
1lb: Aromatic
1lb: Cara Munich
1lb: Special "B"
0.5lb: Melanoidin
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1lb: Dark Candi Sugar**
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Hallertau Hops (4%) for 60 minutes
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WLP545***

*Probably a sin but I changed this from Pils Malt.
**Recipe I found online had "cane sugar." I just like the taste of the Dark Candi Sugar better. Smarter people than me can argue that there is no difference but seems to add a little something IMHO.
*** I wanted to do one of the two RVA Trappist but they were out when I bought my recipe.

Author:

BMACNZ

Boil Size: 10 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.167

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/29/2017 6:42 AM

Notes:

Author:

kcramp

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.082

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/24/2017 7:45 PM

Notes: ORIGINAL RECIPE:
My second beer was an extract DIPA with Citra and Nelson. It was pretty dank fruity.
8# Light DME
1.5# Wheat DME
1.5# Sugar
1 oz. Columbus @60 (cascade instead)
1 oz. Citra @15
2 oz. Citra @FO
2 oz. Citra @HS = 168F (actually was 60C, not 168, and just dropped in, did not hopstand/whirlpool whatever)
1 oz. Cascade @HS = 168F (actually was 60C, not 168, and just dropped in, did not hopstand/whirlpool whatever)
Dry Hop #1: 1 oz Citra + 2 oz Nelson (cascade instead) -- took place on 8/13 @
Dry Hop #2: 1 oz Citra + 2 oz Nelson (cascade instead)
estOG: 1.074
estFG: 1.010
estABV: 8.4%

boiled as usual, all pellets, took approximately one hour and 17 mins to cool.

poured 1/4 into fermentor from ~5ft height like usual. pitched at ~80F. transfered the remaining. attempted to aerate but the stone kept floating so I gave up.

brix was ~21 @ 28C on 8/5 @ ~6pm

dry hop 1 at 4pm on 8/13
dry hop 2 at 1pm on 8/16

brix was ~4 @ 24C on 8/19.

Author:

Josh Hughes

Boil Size: 3.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 19.79 psi

Creation Date: 7/3/2022 6:19 PM

Notes:
Ferment at 68 for 2-3 days then let it go to 70 for 3 days

Author:

KnotCurser

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.025

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/27/2013 4:03 PM

Notes:

Author:

CastleBrooke

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 102 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/23/2022 7:03 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 39 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.033

Efficiency: 76

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/17/2021 1:40 PM

Notes: 8/10. Pretty good, but recipe just made up of leftovers.

Author:

Leatherwood Beer

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.012

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/17/2020 7:57 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/3/2019 5:43 PM

Notes: Strike Water - 2.5 G
Sparge Water - 5 G
Pre-Boil SG - 1.041

Author:

Patrick_Annapolis

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/25/2019 2:43 AM

Notes: Brewers Best Orange Shandy Kit.
None of the ingredients are correct.
Recipe used for tracking only.

Author:

BenBe

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 20

Boil Gravity: 1.031

Efficiency: 40

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: dextrose

Priming Amount: 1.29oz

Creation Date: 2/6/2018 6:44 PM

Notes: 1.012 preboil

Author:

Boil Size: 7.8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.031

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 50 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/3/2017 7:24 AM

Notes: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/victory-prima-pils-clone/

"Use a double decoction mash schedule with a protein rest at 122° F (50° C) for 20 minutes, main mash rests at 145° F (63° C) for 40 minutes and 155° F (68° C) for 20 minutes, and a mash-out at 165° F (74° C) for 10 minutes."

skipping protein rest

1. mash in at 145 and hold for 40 mins.
2. Immediately remove 1/3 of grains from the bag, raise temp to 155 for 10 mins, then boil it for 15-30 mins and add it back to the mash at end of 40 mins which should raise the temp to 155.
3. Immediately remove 1/3 grain, raise temp to 155 for 10 mins, then boil for 15-30 mins and return it to the mash which should raise temp to 165.
4. Hold at 165 for 10 mins

Author:

Brett74

Boil Size: 35 Litres

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/3/2017 10:31 AM

Notes:

Author:

ServaesaPorFavor

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/28/2016 7:39 PM

Notes: OG: 1.064
FG: 1.015
To brew this Ruthless Rye clone, mash grains at 154°F (68°C) for one hour. Mash out at 162°F (72°C) for 10 minutes, then raise to 172°F (78°C) and commence sparge. Boil for 90 minutes. Use rice hulls if a rye-induced stuck sparge is a concern. Steep aroma hops for five minutes at knockout and proceed with wort chilling.
Ferment at 68°F (20°C) until finished, rack on to bagged, weighted dry hops and hold for three days. Remove dry hops. Crash cool and condition the beer for at least a week before packaging.

Author:

tommyvice

Boil Size: 37 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.031

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/4/2016 1:04 AM

Notes:

Author:

roberto_g

Boil Size: 35 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.019

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/26/2016 9:10 AM

Notes:

Author:

Gummi Ben - Norðan 2

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/4/2015 11:35 PM

Notes:

Author:

Andy19722

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.033

Efficiency: 78

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/1/2015 3:14 AM

Notes:

Author:

David_P

Boil Size: 1.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.027

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/24/2015 7:01 PM

Notes: