I think I need something a little lighter for my summer drinking. I am thinking about about a pale ale hopped with cascade (probably 2 or 3 ounces at the end and enough at 60 to get to 35ish ibus)and fermented with a Belgian strain. That's about as far as I have gotten. I'm looking for some help with the grain bill and yeast selection. I'm thinking of starting with castles Belgian pale ale malt. I'm looking to add some toasty notes but I'm not sure what to use. Anyone have any great recipes or suggestions for other additions? While we're at it I don't have a lot of experience with Belgian yeasts. I have only used 3787, I think I want something a little more mild for this batch. Any suggestions?
I am drinking on a Belgian pale ale that I pitched the Danstar Abbay dry yeast. I am very happy with this yeast. I'm sure I am wrong but to me it tastes like a cross between Westmalle and Chimay. I much prefer this over the T-58 dry yeast. Good luck.
Well after a little more research I am thinking something like this: 10# Belgian pale ale malt 1# abbey 6 -8 ounces caravienna so far I have been getting around 65 percent effecincy but I haven't calculated og on this yet. 30 Ibus of cascade at 60 1 ounce cascade at 15 1 cascade @ 5 1 cascade @ flame out I'm still undecided about the yeast. I have considered dry yeast since I am not looking for the yeast flavor to be overpowering, but they seem to get rather mixed reviews.
If you are looking for subdued Belgian yeast character then I would recommend that you pitch a lot of yeast and ferment on the cool side of the recommended fermentation temperature range for the chosen yeast strain. Cheers! P.S. I have brewed with Wyeast 1762 a number of times and that yeast was always subdued for my palate.
Nice car...I just bought a black 04..with 29.5 k on it...nice ride... I like that grist...I use aroma malt like that...haven't used cascade in a Belgian...Yet
If you haven't found it already ls1gto.com has a lot of good information. I haven't been active there for years though. I haven't used cascade like this either but I did have a commercial example that did and it was pretty good.
