1/10/2016 10:34 PM over 8 years ago
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-1 |
Mash Complete |
1.055
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39 Quarts |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Forgot to add acid. Estimated mash pH: 5.54. |
1/10/2016 10:35 PM over 8 years ago
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-1 |
Pre-Boil Gravity |
1.055
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31 Quarts |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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1/11/2016 2:52 PM over 8 years ago
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+0 |
Boil Complete |
1.083
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6 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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No chilled it by putting it on ground outside with 25 lb plate on top of lid overnight. |
1/11/2016 3:01 PM over 8 years ago
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+0 |
Brew Day Complete |
1.083
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6 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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AM: Wort chilled to ~14.5C - 15C overnight. Poured on top of Belgian Single yeast cake in 6.5 gallon fermenter. Put into brew box with blowoff tube and set heat to 17C. |
1/12/2016 3:32 PM over 8 years ago
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+1 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Temp at 17.5C by 6pm. Bubbling steadily out of blowoff tube. Reached 18C by nightfall so I removed from brewbox and put it on cardboard lid on basement floor overnight. |
1/12/2016 3:36 PM over 8 years ago
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+1 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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AM: 17C. Vigorous fermentation and significant blowoff. Significant pressure in bucket. Pushed pressure out through hose, removed hose, and cleaned it and discharge bottle. Krausen coming through hole by the time I replaced the blowoff. Set temp to 17.5C and covered with sheet. Crossed fingers. |
1/13/2016 12:52 PM over 8 years ago
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+2 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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PM: Blowoff subsided, cleaned tube and bottle. Placed back in brewbox and raised to 20C over night. Bubbling steadily. |
1/13/2016 12:53 PM over 8 years ago
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+2 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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AM: Raised to 20.5C. |
1/19/2016 8:04 PM over 8 years ago
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+8 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Temp increased to 25C after incremental raising throughout the week.
Began soak of 0.5 oz French medium toast oak chips in Sandeman Tawny Port. Steamed oak chips then covered with port in small plastic Glad cup with lid. |
2/9/2016 1:04 AM over 8 years ago
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+29 |
Fermentation Complete |
1.010
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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2/10/2016 1:53 PM over 8 years ago
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+30 |
Packaged |
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1.9 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Bottled 19 bottles straight, used 2 oz sugar (~1.7 dextrose + ~0.3 sucrose). Transferred 3 gallons into round 3 gallon PET carboy. Will add port soaked oak chips later. |
3/8/2016 4:18 PM over 8 years ago
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+57 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Added oak chips to remaining 3 gallons. Steamed muslin bag and unwaxed floss for 15 minutes. Poured port over bag to allow it to soak some up and put the oak chips into the bag. Put bag into beer with floss tied to it coming out the top of carboy. |
3/14/2016 7:15 PM over 8 years ago
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+63 |
Tasting Note |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Pulled the oak chips bag and pulled a sample to taste. Very good, delicious quad flavor and smell with a really nice undertone of port barrel. Oak and port present but not overstated. |
5/2/2016 12:58 PM over 8 years ago
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+112 |
Packaged |
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3 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Rinsed and flushed line of Belgian single keg with StarSan. Put Quad in and purged 4x at 30 psi. Left at 30 psi for ~36 hours |
7/17/2019 9:57 PM over 5 years ago
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+1283 |
Tasting Note |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Discovered about 2 or 3 6-packs of the non-oaked quad in 12 oz bottles in the storage shelf in the basement. Put one in the fridge for a day. Opened with a slight hiss that seemed to indicate it had lost some carbonation after 3 years. It looked quite cloudy even as I poured it and very opaque in the glass. Nice ruddy brown color though. Thin head that did not dissipate too quickly. Smelled very good, deep caramel and raisiny goodness. Very classic Trappist aroma. Carbonation was low-ish and pretty much perfect, probably in the 1.8-2 volume range (estimate). At first it was better than I remembered it being but still had what I perceived as some harsh maybe hot alcohol flavors. Definitely less so than I remember from when it was fresher. But as it warmed those flavors went away and I was left with a classic tasting Belgian Quad. Delicious dark caramelized fig/raisin flavors with a nice characteristic Belgian yeast flavor. Honestly I was surprised at how good this was and how comparable to something like Rochefort 10 it was, other than the very cloudy appearance (which was weird?). Guess a good quad just takes 3+ years. I would like to try another one to see if the cloudiness and the initial hot alcohol are there. |