{"id":625,"date":"2013-10-06T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/suigenerisbrewing.com\/index.php\/2013\/10\/06\/42-a-belgian-dark-strong\/"},"modified":"2017-09-15T18:39:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T18:39:24","slug":"42-a-belgian-dark-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suigenerisbrewing.com\/index.php\/2013\/10\/06\/42-a-belgian-dark-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"42 – A Belgian Dark Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"
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42 – to some it is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything<\/i>; to others it is merely the number that falls between 41 and 43. . .<\/p>\n

. . .But today, it is the name of my next recipe. \u00a0Motivated by a\u00a0Chop & <\/a>Edit<\/a>Brew<\/a>\u00a0video and a Jamil show<\/a> webcast, this is intended to be a classical Belgian Dark Strong Ale – high in alcohol, lightly bodied, long ageing and slow drinking. \u00a0A real treat for most brewers.<\/p>\n

This recipe is taken straight off of the Chop & Brew video, aside from some minor adjustments for my system. \u00a0This beer will feature my homemade Belgian Candi Sugar (Links: 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, Youtube<\/a>), plus a limited release Wyeast yeast (3822-PC – Belgian Strong Ale – available in my yeast bank). \u00a0It is lower in alcohol that many beers of this style because a) I want a faster-maturing version, so I can see how my homemade candi sugar works in a beer, and b) I want to send a few bottles of this out for Christmas (edit: and c) because I screwed up my sparge somehow). \u00a0This beer should be bottleable in 6-8 or so weeks, although it will continue to age and improve for 6 or more months in-bottle.<\/p>\n

The video that spawned this brew, as well as brew-day notes & the recipe, can all be found below the fold.
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The Chop & Brew Video (Episode 12: Belgian Dark Strong Ales)<\/h3>\n