Two Bits Abbey Dubbel
Style:
 Abbey Dubbel
Brewed on:
08/10/07
Bottled on:
 09/02/07
 O.G. 1.06 F.G.  1.014  Abv.  6.1
 Ingredients:

Grains/Extract/Sugars
7.75 pils
3.75 munich
1.25 caramunich
.67 aromatic
   

Adjuncts/Random:
1# sugar (caramelized to a rich orange-brown)
1oz white sugar

Hops:
1.25 N. Brewer @ 7 (90)

Yeast:
1762
Brewing Notes: Recipe from Radical Brewing.

Mash at 150.

Added 1oz white sugar to compensate for caramelized sugar that remained stuck to the pan. Next time I caramelize sugar FIND A BETTER WAY TO GET IT FROM THE PAN TO THE BOIL!

Mash with 3.4 gallons @ 173 to hit 150.

Sparge with 3.85 gallons @ 212 to bring to 180

Collected 6.5 gallons for a 90 minute boil.

Cooled to 70 before pitching.

Racked to secondary 8/19. SG = 1.018
Tasting Notes: Feedback from Dirty_martini
unfortunately, much like the saison, seemed to be lacking the belgian yeast character. had more of a brown ale flavor to it. nice maltiness and caramelly sweetness. i think if you had gotten more belgian character out of the yeast you wouldve had a big winner with this one. actually, i think the same of the saison as well. maybe it was just fermentation temp...but dont hold me to that. 3.5
     

 
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