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[SchwanzBrewer]

I'm thinking since I have a ton of D-90 I might try making a dark mild belgian beer. Something tasty but session-able. Lots of character malts. Any advice?

[neddles]

IIRC getting some character from some yeasts can be difficult at lower gravity. I remember reading that somewhere but I dont have a source or much experience. Anyhow it's probably strain dependent. Something to think about. I am thinking about using my D-180 in a darker american style winter warmer. Something with some oatmeal in it that lies between a brown and a porter. Don't have all my thoughts together on that yet though.

[positiveContact]

this is kind of what I'll be going for with an upcoming saison.  right now I have a 9+% ABV saison.  while delicious it gets me drunk way too quickly.

[HVB]

I like the sound of the beer you describe in the OP.  Watching to see where this goes.

[SchwanzBrewer]

I bet you can maintain yeast character by under pitching a bit.

[SchwanzBrewer]

I like the sound of the beer you describe in the OP.  Watching to see where this goes.

 

I would like something with dubbel character, but with less alcohol. Probably around 4.8 to 5% is all. I'm thinking I'll need to use less base malt and more character malts to keep the flavor from getting away from me and still having a little sweetness since I'll likely use an Abbey yeast to do it. Probably 1762.

[neddles]

 

I bet you can maintain yeast character by under pitching a bit.

Yeah I would think. Something to stress it a touch. Maybe like what you might do to alter the yeast character in a hefeweizen.

[Brauer]

Have you ever had Taras Boulba from De la Senne? That's a great 4.5% Belgian. A variation might be a little fun with some dark sugar. Or maybe something like Bink Bruin (5.5%).

[HVB]

Have you ever had Taras Boulba from De la Senne? That's a great 4.5% Belgian. A variation might be a little fun with some dark sugar. Or maybe something like Bink Bruin (5.5%).

Taras Boulba is a very nice beer.

[SchwanzBrewer]

Seems like most of the lower abv belgians are blonde or copper to golden. I'd like to get the dark fruit and phenols but at a lower abv.

[Brauer]

Taras Boulba is a very nice beer.

Yes, a good example of a big flavored smallish beer.

Seems like most of the lower abv belgians are blonde or copper to golden. I'd like to get the dark fruit and phenols but at a lower abv.

Bink is an example of a darker one. But my suggestion of Taras Boulba was because I think that it could be a nice base for a dark sugar addition. The sugar addition is apt to push the yeast enough to express the stress-associated flavors, due to the low nutrient content. I haven't tried it, though, because I don't use Belgian yeasts.

Edited by Brauer, 21 November 2015 - 06:43 AM.

[SchwanzBrewer]

I'm not sure I can get that beer in fl