Monday, July 7, 2014

Xmas on my mind



Being that its warm outside it seemed a good time to start to plan a brew for when its cold outside, namely the HolzBrew 2014 Xmas Ale. I decided upon a Bourbon Dubbel/Quad. I call it a Dubbel/Quad (perhaps a "Duad") because the OG (1.082) places this beer somewhere between the Dubbel and Quad categorical styles. I've never cared much about brewing to a particular style, so no worries. I've been on a big trappist kick lately and thought it would make a nice beer for winter. I saw that LaTrappe makes a bourbon barrel aged version of their quad that gets great ratings on BeerAdvocate and RateBeer, so I figure it might be worth aging this batch on bourbon soaked oak cubes.

The White Labs 500 strain that I pitched took off beautifully. The picture above shows the wort at pitching (left) and then again 12 hours later (right).

Papa Noel


Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale



Type:
Calories: 260


Rating: 0.0
Boil Size: 7.96 Gal


IBU's: 21.77
Batch Size: 7.00 Gal


Color:   20.0 SRM  
Boil Time: 90 minutes


Preboil OG: 1.075






Estimated
Actual


Brew Date:
-
07/06/2014


OG:
1.080
1.082


FG:
1.018
1.018


ABV:
8.12 %
8.38 %


Efficiency:
72 %
74 %


Serve Date:
06/22/2015
/ /



Fermentation Steps
Name
Days / Temp
Estimated
Actual
Primary
21 days @ 70.0°F
07/06/2014
07/06/2014
Secondary
90 days @ 72.0°F
07/27/2014
-
Bottle/Keg
30 days @ 74.0°F
10/25/2014
-

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount
Percentage

Name
Time
Gravity
18.00 lbs
82.76 %

Pilsner (2 Row) Bel
60 mins
1.036
2.00 lbs
9.20 %

Candi Sugar, Dark - D90
20 mins
1.036
6.00 ozs
1.72 %

Special B Malt
60 mins
1.030
1.00 lbs
4.60 %

Turbinado
60 mins
1.044
6.00 ozs
1.72 %

Briess 2-Row Caramel 40L
60 mins
1.034

Hops
Amount
IBU's

Name
Time
AA %
2.00 ozs
15.73

Hallertauer Hersbrucker
60 mins
4.00
1.00 ozs
6.04

Hallertauer Hersbrucker
30 mins
4.00

Yeasts
Amount
Name
Laboratory / ID
1.0 pkg
Trappist Ale
White Labs 0500

Additions
Amount
Name
Time
Stage
1.00 oz
Oak Chips
15 weeks
Secondary
1.00 oz
Whirlfloc Tablet
15 mins
Boil

Mash Profile

Medium Body Infusion In
60 min @ 154.0°F
 Add 23.44 qt ( 1.25 qt/lb ) water @ 166.0°F

Sparge
 Sparge 20.16 qt of 170.0°F water over 60 mins

Other

2oz. Hungarian Medium Roast Oak Cubes
375ml Bourbon


-HolzBrew