Reaching for Vanilla Bean Dark Lord

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  1. 4DAloveofSTOUT

    4DAloveofSTOUT Grand Pooh-Bah (4,064) Nov 28, 2008 Illinois
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Yeah, it was!
     
    #21 4DAloveofSTOUT, Sep 8, 2013
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  2. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    This is true it is very hard to do these types of beers well and not have the beer come out a brutally cloying mess of disjointedness, DL is proof of that.

    We plan to do one with FG of 10.72 and it looks like we are going to have to mash really high, save wort, and do multiple wort and yeast additions to achieve what we want. What a pain, but beer yeast can only do so much without special technique.
     
    #22 cavedave, Sep 11, 2013
  3. raveskdr

    raveskdr Initiate (0) Oct 10, 2009 Virginia

    FT: BASS (I have multiples of multiple years)
    ISO: VBDL

    Since you hate it and all.

    Vanilla Dark Lord is one of the best beers I have ever had.
     
    #23 raveskdr, Sep 11, 2013
  4. lunarbrew

    lunarbrew Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2013 Wisconsin

    That sounds awesome. I'm curious as to how you'll pull that off. 1.072 is way up there. What's your grain bill and original OG? Are you planning to brew multiple batches and mix the first runnings? What strain are you using?
     
    #24 lunarbrew, Sep 11, 2013
  5. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    Planning to do an all dayer brewday with 4 brewers set up at a friend's house with 4 mash tuns and shooting for a stupid high temp. mash, the exact dynamics haven't been worked out yet. Yeah, stupid grain bill, and to top it all off the recipe calls for pitching 4 different yeasts, and we will need to save enough wort and starter to feed it along the way. IIRC it starts at 37 Plato, which is 1.164. The top brewer in my club (also a long time BA) is gonna help with the specifics and be brewmaster for the project.

    I have read DL finishes at 1.064, not sure if that changes year to year.
     
    #25 cavedave, Sep 11, 2013
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  6. lucas1801

    lucas1801 Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2012 Massachusetts

    Might as well do a parti-gyle and make a normal beer from all that grain as well.
     
    #26 lucas1801, Sep 11, 2013
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  7. MarcWP

    MarcWP Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2012 Arizona

    Did I push a wrong button?! It's good, but overly sweet. I don't want to feel like I'm drinking a liqueur. I was giving OP my opinion and advice. I'd take one BA Speedway by the way :slight_smile:. Unless of course I was using the Dark Lord for trade bait, then give me the Dark Lord so I can trade it to someone like you for 5 BA Speedways lol
     
    #27 MarcWP, Sep 11, 2013
  8. lunarbrew

    lunarbrew Initiate (0) Mar 11, 2013 Wisconsin

    Sounds like an awesome project. Good luck and let me know how it turns out. Maybe we can trade some HB down the road.

    FT: HB
    ISO: VBDL
     
    #28 lunarbrew, Sep 11, 2013
  9. bird22

    bird22 Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2011 California

    FWIW, they only had the regular Bourbon Barrel Dark Lord at this years Firestone fest. They year before they had Vanilla Bean.
     
    #29 bird22, Sep 11, 2013
  10. barfdiggs

    barfdiggs Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2011 California


    I'm planning to brew a clone attempt in the New Year. Any interest in a bottle for bottle trade?
     
    #30 barfdiggs, Sep 12, 2013
  11. AJDePaul

    AJDePaul Initiate (0) Jun 29, 2012 Illinois

    Man, I'd love to try that! Your flanders red was outstanding!
     
    #31 AJDePaul, Sep 13, 2013
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  12. barfdiggs

    barfdiggs Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2011 California


    I'll send you a BM when its done. Will also be version 2 of the flanders (Maltier, a little thicker, more sour) ready around then.
     
    #32 barfdiggs, Sep 13, 2013
  13. barleywinefiend

    barleywinefiend Initiate (0) Nov 22, 2007 Washington

    I'm extremely curious to see what it takes to land this...
     
    #33 barleywinefiend, Sep 13, 2013
  14. atoulouk

    atoulouk Pundit (873) Apr 25, 2011 Indiana

    A buddy and I traded a bottle of BVDL '13 for the TG trio + a Twilight of the Idols, though the Twilight was more of a bonus for us agreeing to do it IP and drive most of the way.
     
    #34 atoulouk, Sep 13, 2013
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  15. Skunkdrool

    Skunkdrool Savant (1,160) Jul 31, 2010 California
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    Heaven Hill Barrel version was at this year's FWI
     
    #35 Skunkdrool, Sep 13, 2013
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