How to Brew an EPIC BELGIAN QUAD a MONK Would be Proud Of

[@raysykes3856]

I have been to Belgium and appreciate all Trappist styles. I have been Brewing 28 years won 4 bests of shows and countless awards. and have been watching you since you started, and I think hands down you got one of the best homebrew format shows. Without too much shtick. The production is 1st rate and well researched. I always looking forward to your videos to learn and have a beer with. SCHOL!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I appreciate that SO much! I am glad you enjoy the videos and the way that I do them, especially with your pedigree! It helps keep me doing what I'm doing. Cheers!

[@stevelowther9814]

Six months waiting that’s where my problems always arise

[@patrickmiller9315]

I'm an American living in Belgium. During lockdown I started brewing specializing in the Belgian styles. One thing I learned is the importance of aging. I brewed a triple and had my Belgian father-in-law try it. He said it was "ok". Gave him the same beer 3 months later and he loved it. The majority of KZbin brewers revel in quick turn-arounds so I am happy to see you talk about the importance of aging. The other important thing I have learned is serving temperature. The stronger beers lose their flavor complexity if served too cold.

[@cesaralexanderruizcardozo8512]

Agree with aging 100% and serving temp 200%. Excellent apreciation about it!

[@matt8630]

“Mother of Quad”, Gregorian music in the background. Beautiful.

[@TheBruSho]

My god this WAS epic, the music, the editing, and the beer! Well done sir

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you Trent!! That means a lot coming from you!

[@DavidLuger]

The low volume on the music was good too. The narration was easy to hear.

[@adamsandoval730]

This video was great. It really provides an excellent example of aging a brew and allowing the flavors to mature.. good work!

[@aaroncook8890]

I made this beer about a month ago and kegged it today. Had a little taste and holy smokes was it good! This beer has potential to be my best brew yet. Thanks for this amazing recipe!

[@Ping_Localh0st127]

I got goosebumps when you shared your excitement. Well done!

[@jdavis2581]

You are fired up in this one my dude. Love to see it!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

This beer was damn good!!

[@hikai5285]

When a brewer has to shed a tear when tasting the first sip of his masterpiece... This is dedication! My highest respect.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you!

[@BroswithBeerandPants]

Brewed this in November. Bottled at the end of December. Just had my first bottle of this batch, and it was absurdly flavorful with very strong dark fruit (plum) taking the main show. I plan on having one bottle per month until I think it's at it's peak. I have lots of bottles for tasting on the monthly basis, I've put five 24oz bottles awayfor very long term aging, to see how it is at one, two, three years etc. Looking forward to how it changes over time.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

That's awesome!! Yeah it's incredible how that flavor comes in over time and how it changes! Cheers!

[@BroswithBeerandPants]

Coming back to this almost a year later. I think the quad I brewed (using this recipe) is just hitting its stride. Unfortunately, I am down to just a few bottles left but after a year+ in the bottle, it’s really delicious and I’ve had loads of people compliment the beer. I’m definitely going to be brewing it again, probably in March.

[@pheno4203]

Found this channel at the perfect time brewed for a few years but haven't in a almost 5 years and man have I've got the itch again! Breaking out all the old equipment getting cleaned up should be able to brew pretty soon!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

How awesome! I hope you enjoy getting back into the hobby!

[@pheno4203]

@TheApartmentBrewer thanks man! I appreciate the reply cheers 🍻! I'll let you how it goes.

[@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore]

I have to say again how much I appreciate the metric measures but wanted to mention the colour coding on the malt names, great effect! Also I've never been happier that someone enjoyed their home brew haha, looks like you have really done well and absolutely have to have another run at it!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you appreciate it!!

[@rivrivrivera2916]

I really appreciate how you detail the water profile by the ppm and qty in gram . Not many people do that !! Cool!

[@tachyonpulses625]

These are a fav to brew. If you ever get on the wild side of things, secondary with about 3lbs of Tart cherries. NOT sweet cherries. Ask me how I know. Appreciate you attention to details and how you get right to the point without added fluff. I've been brewing off and on for about 17yrs now with varying degree of success. You're like the Home Brewer I always strived to be! Cheers

[@stevelongdon2148]

I brewed this recipe and it is wonderful. Tasting great after three months in the bottle and it will be interesting to see how it changes over time.

[@bruhspenning]

The importance of waiting for Belgian beer is so important! One of our styles is by law made with only wild yeasts and aged more than 3 years, oude geuze

[@mihailb8280]

What is the best hops for trappist beer ???

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Hallertau Mittelfrueh, Styrian Goldings, Saaz and sometimes Tettnang are my recommendations

[@gregvinyard7375]

Consider this my review of the recipe. Followed this recipe but messed up my water calculations so I wound up with 9.5% ABV. I followed some of Steve’s improvement notes and attempted to get more Belgian Flavor by not oxygenating and I capped the fermentation temperature at 72 because I like more of the spice flavor. The result was more of a band aid phenol that did not calm down for about 4 months, after 5 months it went from mildly gross to exceptionally good. I will be brewing this again probably switch to Lallemand Abbaye as I have it banked and my local homebrew supply just shut down. Listen to Steve’s wisdom here and don’t touch it for 5-6 months. Next time I’m going to pitch colder and let free rise higher to get more of those fruit flavors.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Time is magic!

[@jannosch84]

great video, great emotions, great beer, thanks for that

[@cesaralexanderruizcardozo8512]

I brewed a Belgian Quad few months ago but wanted to try Abbaye from fermentis. It definitely adds a lot of esters after just 1 month of aging into the bottles. Been trying 1-2 per month and it is absolutely fantastic how its evolution is and all these kind of beers can give. Thanks for sharing your experiences and brews and knowledge!!!

[@ryanarmishaw3305]

Oh hell yes!! Never been so excited to brew a beer. This is next on my list. Get my Clawhammer tomorrow.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Enjoy it!

[@garylynn453]

I had been to the monasteries in Belgium when was in Army. And have told people...however they say I can't wait that long to drink them.. I always put some away for months later, even the following year...longest was 2 years. Its like night and day pretty much

[@estoware]

I make Christmas beers every year in June and let it sit until Christmas before I touch it. It’s mostly a quad but not dark. It’s amber and has some spices added. Coriander, Orange peel and Rosemary. Last year even with Juniper Berries. This combination counters the sweetness which develops over conditioning. It’s like you said not sugar I think the combination of the spices produce the very pleasant taste. I overwhelmed myself with it too. And I safe beers over the years and still have one bottle from 2015 left. A little taste-party with my best friend between Christmas and New Year is obligatory and shoots tears in our eyes after the 3rd goblet each from a different year between 3 and 5 years old. This is real Christmas!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Breaking out old bottles is so much fun. Cheers!

[@Giannidude]

Great job brewmaster, keep up the good work!! Your videos are awesome, I'm always motivated to brew my next batch after watching 😁 Kind regards from Belgium

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos!

[@fuhmeable]

Great Job! I have made a few these and have issues getting the beer to attenuate properly. I think the Step Mash is the missing link for me!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

That, plus ensuring your grain bill is simple as possible, and taking good care of your fermentation. There are a lot of things that help this beer move along!

[@jbrown7403]

Spent a long afternoon at Westvleteren several years ago….magical! 🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Yes it is!!

[@davidrogers6262]

Bravo! Thanks for putting this one out.I now know why mine came out less carbonated. I let it secondary ferment in a glass carboy and primed with just corn sugar. and no added bottle conditioning yeast. Thanks for showing the error of my ways. Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Yup, that yeast can be nearly spent by the time comes to bottle. Cheers!

[@PRH0210]

Fabulous stuff. I've spent a lot of time in Brussels ... made a tripel last year, will be making "your" quad this year. I watched the video whilst sipping an ABT 12 ... thanks, inspirational as always

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It's such a lovely place. Best of luck with the brew!

[@dlbuffmovie]

I just bottled a dark strong a few weeks ago. So hard to just leave it there all lonely for MONTHS on end. :-) (But, tasting the sample while bottling, it was still a mess of confused flavors. It needs to rest for a while.)

[@OutdoorFarmTGM]

Great video. I love dark beer more then enething.. uselly I brew Stout and bock for me and lager for my father because he dont like dark beer, Definitely inspired me to brew this one thanks

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CampyCamper]

Would love to be able to make a good quad or tripel some time in the future. Amazing beers

[@JasonSmith-nt6rl]

Great Job, next project to tackle, thanks for the share.

[@terryt-rexhanke746]

You really got me excited about home brewing with this one

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It's an awesome feeling knowing you can make this at home!

[@brianmuscat7191]

Will definitely make, don't know when but will.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Do it!

[@terryt-rexhanke746]

I must try this

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Best of luck!

[@bayhawkwilcox]

I love the way you are so stoked over this beer! I can't wait until I am capable of brewing such a beer. I have the Clawhammer 10 gallon 240v system, however I have lost 2 temperature control refrigerators in the past few months.......and now no temperature control. Love the videos, keep up the great content.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Just let it ride man! If you can get it pitched at 65-68 F you're good to go

[@tarasmorskyi4525]

Great to hear for such success. I've had the same in the past with wee heavy which went to the limit of alcohol tolerance of yeast (I know it's a bit of the style) and left it for a year trying a bottle of it every 2-3 months. That beer is still the best heavy beer I've ever made.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

That sounds absolutely delicious! You have to age these strong beers, there's no other way!

[@TheDraughtLine]

Man. You got me salivating while watching the video hehe. This beer Sounds amazing, I’m sold. I’m switching to BIAB soon. This one is at the top of the list to make. I had similar experiences in the past with a stout and a batch of cider. After a month I bottled them and the stout tasted ok but nothing to brag about. The cider I was ready to dump down the toilet. However I had bottled them and dumping them was gonna take some time (dumping individual bottles, washing them, dry store them , etc) so I kept procrastinating. In the meantime they sat there for another month. Out of curiosity I put a couple of bottles in the fridge just to try and compare and wow. The difference a few more weeks did. Totally get the waiting stage. Great job w this.

[@andrevangijsel957]

Great to see you succeeded. 6 months is quite long but worth the wait if everything was done properly.

[@juanrodriguezrodriguez9069]

Hola. me gusta tus elaboraciones.en esta elaboración haces lavado de grano.Gracias un saludo

[@gerardnatale2387]

Mother of Quad! you make awesome beer. I hope the wedding guests who got some have enjoyed it as much as you are . Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

They did! Although not all of them waited 3 more months haha

[@nerdaccount]

I do love my trappist beer and it seems amazing making a beer like it is ... possible. Thanks for all your teaching!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you so much! That's why I do this, I hope to show it is indeed possible to make this at home!

[@tomtunello2377]

Looks delicious! My brother and I are Belgian beer lovers and we are starting a brewery in our area. This video adds to the inspiration to keep pushing for that goal. Our late mother loved Belgian beers and we are making a triple in her honor. This helps to put things in perspective, salut'!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

If you build it, they will come!

[@Jannes-pj4cd]

Fun fact: The beerstyle Quadruple was invented by the Dutch trappist monks of the Koningshoeven abbey, they’re known for the La Trappe beers. Many people think that It’s a belgian beerstyle, but the Dutch my fellow compatriots invented it.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Jannes-pj4cd]

@@TheApartmentBrewer you’re welcome!

[@onyva3256]

Nope, they were the first to come up with the name ‘quad’ for this style of beer and label their product as such, but the Belgian Trappists had been making it way before.

[@Jannes-pj4cd]

@@onyva3256 But instead they called it A Belgian dark strong ale, so you’re right regarding the name.

[@jettgreen1234]

I was able to get my hands on Westvleteren 12 a few years ago and have wanted to make it ever since. This looks amazing! Thank you for the video!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@nobbynobbs8182]

That's a fine looking beer

[@ninkasihomebrewer8226]

Thanks for the video 📹 😀

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks for watching!

[@patrickbedroske9392]

You totally had a 'moment' there! I have one imperial stout left will be over a year old at Christmas.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Nice!!

[@bobdole4573]

Super video! Thanks! I'm getting more and more a fan of Belgian beers.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@karlfischer6250]

A lovely video, well presented with infectious enthusiasm, thankyou for your effort! 🙂

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@brucebeauchamp2285]

Brewing this Quad next week. In the video you say start with distilled water, then, in the process, you say you're adding spring water. Which one did you use?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Either one will work, distilled is more consistent but if you can find relatively neutral spring water like me, that can work great

[@herbbowers769]

I am brewing this beer today. Hope it's epic!

[@herbbowers769]

So brewday went well. I am about 5 pts over your gravity. LIttle apprehensive about getting the bottling and carbonation correct. Haven't bottles for a long time. Any tips?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Over target gravity isn't a bad thing for this beer at all. Just be patient for the fermentation to finish up and try to bulk age if you can before bottling. Be sure to use either champagne yeast or CBC-1 to bottle with and store them cold before opening so the carbonation stays in the beer

[@Duo_Seraphim]

Awesome video, man! I'll be making something like this soon!

[@packattack2893]

I once brewed a Belgian Dubbel and aged it for a year=AMAZING!

[@fyhaskamdig]

Great video. Belgian quadrupel is my favourite style too. Cheers 🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@billybungle1757]

Doesn't the size of the starter impact the OG?

[@ryanarmishaw3305]

At 10:06 you said spring water. And the container looked like spring water. But, earlier you said you were going to use distilled water. Just want to confirm which water was used

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Meant to say spring, it doesn't really matter. They are both pretty low in minerals but spring water may have a slightly higher bicarbonate content

[@PeterZsadanyi]

If you want a killer head, have a step at around 52-55C for 20minutes. Step mash itself does not do the trick itself. (However the head looked fine) The 51-55C range is that accountable for the head retention. Protein link formation is happening in that range. loved the sound effect in this vid and it is good see your enthusiasm shine trough from this episode. :) It really looks like Belgian beers are the closest to the chest.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Every time I've done a protein rest with modern malts it's absolutely destroyed the head retention, when done for 15 min or less, so I stopped doing them. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@peccus7743]

Im on a brewing hiatus of about a year but vids and entusiasm like this make me feel like picking it up again. I actually have D-180 and dark sugar in a box to… Thanks man.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

You should!

[@TroubleBrewing]

You always pack so much good info in these videos sir! Cheers! Looks like an AWESOME beer!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I appreciate it man! This was certainly one of my absolute favorites. Cheers!

[@mikem4984]

Quad & Dubbel not my favorite styles but this sounds amazing! Congrats!

[@TedeTVs]

My boy nailed it 🍺🥲🤌🏻 What a treat of a video. Skål.🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!

[@user-ky1sk3km1h]

Where do you get your beer labeling done? Its so nice and clean

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Made it myself on canva, glad you like it!

[@Vegas_Des]

Cool brewing video. I have just recently discovered Trappist beer and it will be my go to beer this fall/winter. Cheers 🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Cheers! It's a perfect beer for that season

[@digitalFig]

Nice! Good on ya for nailing it and exercising the required patience. Congrats on the great beer!! 🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@dylanconnell1609]

Man this is great! I'm getting back into brewing and your videos are so helpful. Thank you!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoy them!!

[@scotttippetts3794]

Nice. (The monk-chorale music cracked me up - great choice!) You've inspired me to try something very similar. I'm curious to see if I can get some of the cherry-ish notes into this that Bestmalz' Red-X hints at, that might work well in the overall flavor profile. E.g., instead of the Munich (since Red-X is kind of a Munich malt anyway). Go ahead, chug that beer! No shame in that!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Do it! It's worth making! I think you can get cherry notes from Caramunich malts depending on concentration.

[@robbrasmussen7568]

Maybe one of your best videos and beers. A truly deep dive as always. Thank you Steve! Keep up the great work!🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@Jango1989]

Congratulations on a stupendous beer! Well worth the wait 🍻. Belgium beer is amazing and it's great to see you properly age some!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It really is! Thank you!

[@christianknudsen1919]

Skål! from Denmark. Your enthusiasm is just - how do you say in english - adorable😁 makes me want to head downstairs to my little brewery right now. Nice job👍

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Haha I'm glad I could inspire you!

[@LamentingEnemy]

Damn, now that's a good looking beer. Great video!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you!

[@ericenos1097]

Love monk beers was shocked to hear Spencer folded.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

That was a really painful blow. I was hoping to make it out there for a video one day

[@ericenos1097]

@@TheApartmentBrewer I just tried a whiskey from Berkshire Distillers that was made from Spencers beer its really good.

[@Fairlylocalhomebrewery]

This guy is the alton brown of home brewing. Thanks for the info. Really great.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoy the content!

[@christopheroliva461]

It might be interesting to see if open fermenting (like Westvleteren) for a few days pushes esters more for you. When krausen starts to drop, cap it and let it ride as you did.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I am willing to bet it would. I don't want to open ferment in my basement for fear of mold though.

[@christopheroliva461]

@@TheApartmentBrewer you mean you don't have a sanitized fermentation room like the monks? Kidding. I've seen some folks partially cover with cheesecloth, or foil, or the lids for this reason. I think the concern would be prior to krausen rising--once it starts going, mold shouldn't be a concern except for what ends up on top of the krausen, but by then you'd hopefully have more than 2% ABV to kill off anything. Plus, you would be top cropping each day to remove anything (including a harvest!). Otherwise, underpitching might be another option. Desperately want to make it out to Belgium. Far and away some of my favorite beers. Cheers.

[@texasruegg]

Great video! I will certainly give this a try. Keep up the good work.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@allanbrand]

Curious what you would think about aging it on some French oak chips?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Not a bad idea at all!

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

Love this style!!! Never brewed it though, definitely need to give it a shot!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Give it a try, it's 100% worth it!

[@waynebunker2071]

Another excellent and informative video. Thank you. I want to try this recipe.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it! It is worth making for sure!

[@kellywoods5810]

Someone had a beergasm

[@TuskJBC]

I didn't catch it if you said it, but what did you use to carb in the bottle?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I primed with candi syrup and Lallemand CBC-1 bottle conditioning yeast

[@MyFlyingV]

do you think lagering it mightve caused the lower esters?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Unlikely. Ester production is a very early fermentation thing

[@thekris4378]

I generally have to be in the mood for a Belgian, but I do definitely appreciate all the hard work and patience that goes into it. My go to beers are generally IPAs and stouts. I recently started home brewing about five months ago and definitely appreciating everything that goes into the final product, including sometimes the longer wait.🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Congrats on starting homebrewing! Some things are definitely worth waiting for. Cheers!

[@crabmansteve6844]

Trappist beers such as this beer and to include all dubbels and tripels are my absolute favorite beers in the world, Belgian Trappist beers and German beers are the best in the world imo. But, I'm German so I may be biased.

[@Vykk_Draygo]

Belgian, for sure. Don't get many German beers over here in my area of the States, but I love Schlenkerla's Oak Smoke Doppelbock. So complex, so delicious. Aside from Schlenkerla beers, it's not a particularly robust selection (Tucher, Spaten's Optimator, Paulaner, and maybe a couple others).

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'm 100% with you! Between the two countries there is so much brewing history and style

[@crabmansteve6844]

@@Vykk_Draygo I live in Georgia, US where I was born but my family are all "off the boat" Germans, we have cultivated a good relationship with our favorite local liquor/wine/beer store enough that if we have a request they'll try their hardest to fulfill it for us, they've had a lot of luck getting imported German beer and wine for us. Just ask your favorite shop, they get to make sales, you get new beers, win/win.

[@Vykk_Draygo]

@@crabmansteve6844 Didn't think of that! I've certainly made requests for whiskey (and been accomodated), so it stands to reason that would probably work! I don't know when my ancestors immigrated exactly, but my father's side was certainly German! Always wanted to visit Germany at some point.

[@joshualarsen9897]

Definitely taking some notes from your experience here. I can't do a Belgian Quad yet since I lack the oxygenation equipment, but once I do it's first on my list for big beers.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I think you still could pull it off without O2, just do a longer aeration than usual with whatever method you do have.

[@vikramjitsingh4538]

higher oxy levels of atleast 10 ppm are necessary for the yeast to build their lipid levels and ferment the beer properly........at such a high gravity yeast need that extra Oxy........rest of the video is just just awesome Steve.........maybe you should consider turning pro at some point man.......cheers

[@vikramjitsingh4538]

love the details of your process.......really not many get into those details.......have a good one

[@nobbynobbs8182]

I've only been to Des Moines in the USA, and I remember that the tap water tastes terrible/heavily chlorinated. Is it because there's a lot of agriculture in the area, or is all the tap water like this in the States? Because with starting with poor water quality, I don't think you can get a good beer right?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

There is a lot of variation in tap water depending on the source, the distribution, the water treatment etc. Most tap water can have the chlorine removed easily.

[@timwood8733]

what site do u use for your labels -simply but great

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Actually I just designed them myself on Canva!

[@AddkisonAlesAndLagers]

You just can't beat a dark Belgian-style beer. I need to get another one brewed soon. Very well shot video too btw! I got into brewing for Belgian Dark and Saison. When done well, they are incomparable to anything else.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

So true, I'm excited to get working on a dubbel and a dark saison hopefully soon. Cheers!

[@stephenkintner3822]

Quads are one of my favorite styles. Saving this recipe for next June/July. Have the Weizenbock recipe you made last year aging at the moment!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

That is awesome!!

[@Soulflayerr]

You have inspired me to undertake a Belgian journey of my own! Curses! They sure are delicious!

[@christophertaylor1899]

Boy o boy! I want to give this a try and drink it with my friend when he graduates Med School in September. Would I be compromising flavor and complexity if I carbonated in a keg with CO2 then transfer to bottles and age it for several months?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

No that would be perfectly fine!

[@ucrapo]

Love your videos! Always informative. Have brewed a few of your recipes already :) Did you add any extra yeast during bottling, and if so, which one?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I used lallemand CBC-1 for bottle conditioning this one.

[@januszkszczotek8587]

Perhaps a suggestion for future videos or recipe ideas: I'm looking for tasty beers with low alcohol content (approx 1% to 3% ABV).

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Definitely in the works. Quite the opposite of this though haha

[@1TheLord1]

Sounds great to me. A bit the same happened with my recent double. Great beer, just lacking a bit of esters. I have a hard time pushing them out. Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Sounds like we have similar issues, maybe open fermentation would help?

[@1TheLord1]

@@TheApartmentBrewer definetly something to consider. Was also thinking of pitching at like 62. I believe that's what Jamal recommends. I'm not to keen on changing pitch rate, it's a knife edge to get esters but no flaws that way.

[@Bullsbrew551]

I haven’t brewed a dark beer yet and was thinking of brewing one for the winter. I think you may have convinced me which one. I realize it will be almost spring to age it but that’s OK. I really like the epic pour music.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It is well worth it, just be sure to age!

[@reneaclark7689]

I don't normally like super dark beers, however, this one sounds amazing! I might have to brew one.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It's certainly different than most dark beers for sure. It's worth it!

[@paulgroom7597]

Well done! I'd love to have a crack at it but do I have the patience to wait 6 months....

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

You can do it!

[@rici_22]

I’m pretty buzzed while watching this... Thought that music was in my head 😋

[@BeerWineandShine]

Ok i have one more question. Lol. You make this sound so good i wanna try it. I have always stayed away from dark beers. As a kid i hated them. As an adult pushing 40, id like to give a second chance. So HERE is my Question. Before i go off brewing 5 gallons. What comercially available beer in the US would you recomend as an Introduction to the style?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

You should be able to find Chimay Blue (Grande Reserve) at a good bottle shop in the US, but some very good commercial examples by US breweries are Three Philosophers by Brewery Ommegang or Boulevard Sixth Glass.

[@jdmlong]

Look at me repeat watching a 6 month old video! Did you end up following the entire fermentation plan? Keg secondary and lagering period and all that? Because it sounds like you just bottled after 2 weeks in primary, which is totally cool with me, just wondering. I'm planning on brewing this in the next couple months for Christmas consumption. Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Nope, I followed the plan. It took a long time to get through primary. Good luck!