Dark Belgian ale with dt bottle dreg

[Madmannvan]

I have been building up a yeast starter from dt bottle dregs and have stepped it up to 1 litre. So I want to use it this weekend to brew something and I have some left over dark candi sugar so this is what I came up with.

Any advise?




Style: UnassignedOG: 1.074
Type:FG: 1.012
Rating: 0.0 ABV: 8.12 %
Calories: 238 IBU's: 26.51
Efficiency: 75 %Boil Size: 3.75 Gal
Color: 21.9 SRM Batch Size: 3.00 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.069Boil Time: 60

Grains & Adjuncts

8.00 lbs 84.21 %Pilsner (2 Row) Bel60 mins1.036
0.50 lbs 5.26 %Briess White Malt Wheat 60 mins1.039
0.25 lbs 2.63 %Candi Sugar, Dark15 mins1.036
0.50 lbs 5.26 %Caramunich Malt60 mins1.033
0.25 lbs 2.63 %Dingemans Special B60 mins1.030

Hops
0.75 ozs21.68Styrian GoldingsFirst Wort5.40
0.50 ozs4.83Saaz15 mins4.00

Additions
1.25 g Seeds of Paradise15 minsBoil
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient15 minsBoil
1.00 tsp Irish Moss15 minsBoil

Mash Profile
Medium Body Infusion In60 min @ 148.0°F
Add 11.56 qt ( 1.25 qt/lb ) water @ 158.0°F
Sparge @ 170



Notes
1 litre delirium tremens bottle dregs yeast starter

 

[Delirious187]

I've had really good luck culturing from Delirium bottles. I just made a chocolate Belgian porter using Delirium harvested yeast. It turned out excellent! Your recipe looks solid. The one thing I did with my Belgian Porter was a multi-step mash. If you search the recipe database you should find the DT clone which talks about the mash schedule the Huyghe Brewery does. I followed those guidelines. Good luck & Cheers!

 

[Madmannvan]

I ended up brewing this last night everything went well. I'll see how it turns out and if I like it maybe try the multi step mash next time

 

[Madmannvan]

I enjoyed a dt while brewing this


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[Madmannvan]

Didn't come out as dark as I thought it would. But hit my OG and volume so I'm happy. I just check on it and the airlock is bubbling like crazy