Dough into 20 gal 160 oF water.
Mash at 148oF for ~ 60’
Decocted 5 gal lauter to raise mash temp to 154°F
Collect sparge (180°F) to 22 gallons plus 2-3 gal in separate pot; ran mash tun dry.
Boil 1.0 hours before adding hops.
Caramelized the 2-3 gal gal of wort with 1.25 gal invert sugar down to a syrup.
Add Belgian candy sugar dissolved in boiling wort and candy syrup at last 25 min.
Add caramelized sugar/wort at last 20 min.
Add 5 whirlflock tablets for last 20 min
Add 1 tsp yeast nutrient for last 15 min.
Approximately 20.5 gal at knockout.
Whirlpool 15 minutes cool for 5 minutes to 140 before transferring to 24 gal fermenter.
Cool to 68 F. Oxygenate for 3’. OG=1.087
Yeast; Slurries from Saison Dupont and Dekonink from 5/1/23 brew. Chimay and Rochefort 10 from 6/09/23 brew.
Warmed to room temp beginning of brew day; decanted off most residual beer and fed slurry with approximately 1-2 pints of sterile wort.
Oxygenate 3 min; 2 min after 18 hours. Set
temperature to 70 oF after 24 hrs.
Inverted Sugar: Day before brew day Dissolve rock candy sugar into 1.2 gal at room temp over several hrs.
Add 1/8 tsp citric acid and heat to ~140 and add ~3 mL (0.75 tsp) invertase. Transfer to 1 gal jug and small pot and place in 140 F water batch for 1 hr.
Brew Crew: Art FitzSimmons, Gavin Martin, Jason Naylor, Mike Geyer, John Aitchison, MB Raines