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Graham Cox
Advanced Member
Username: T2driver
Post Number: 750
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 68.32.253.156
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 04:49 am: | 
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... especially an 11.5% ABV one, is giving me a feeling distinctly like the Pink Floyd tune, "Comfortably Numb." A dangerous circumstance, this is.
'Nuff said.  |
Richard Nye
Senior Member
Username: Yeasty_boy
Post Number: 1794
Registered: 01-2004
Posted From: 68.4.202.69
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 04:55 am: |
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Graham, now is a good time to put one of those big boys on tap. I'll be brewing a little brother to yours (only 9%ABV) and tapping it (hopefully) for Christmas. |
Graham Cox
Advanced Member
Username: T2driver
Post Number: 751
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 68.32.253.156
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 05:09 am: |
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I didn't intend for this one to go this far, Richard - it ended up at 97% ADF. I couldn't believe it either, I took a second refractometer reading to confirm it.
I used 6% turbinado sugar and 6% Belgian dark syrup, but the rest was all malt. I made a 4L starter of WLP530. It took it from 1.090 to 1.003 in just a couple of weeks. I bottled it on day 25. (This is the beer where you guys were making fun of me for obsessing over the best sub for CaraMunich, given what I had on hand.  )
It's a potent Son-of-a-Belgian. My wife recoiled at the alcohol, but to me it's not even hot. The WLP530 is definitely Belgian! I'm going to use the Rochefort yeast next time. |
Richard Nye
Senior Member
Username: Yeasty_boy
Post Number: 1799
Registered: 01-2004
Posted From: 68.4.202.69
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 02:53 pm: |
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How did you use a refractometer to measure your FG? Did you use a hydrometer too? |
Vance Barnes
Senior Member
Username: Vancebarnes
Post Number: 2532
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 208.49.148.10
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 03:35 pm: |
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Better add an extra hour to your flying window for that one |
Graham Cox
Advanced Member
Username: T2driver
Post Number: 755
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 205.174.22.25
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 06:10 pm: |
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ProMash, Richard. Just plug in the readings. |
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