Grisette

Grisette
(10 gallons)
1/27/2008

13.5 lbs German pilsner
4.5 lbs wheat malt
3.2 SRM

3 oz Liberty (60 min)
1 oz Willamette (15 min)
1 oz Kent Goldings (2 min)
34.6 IBU

Yeast: WLP565 Saison with starter

Infusion mash 150 degrees for 90 minutes

1.050 OG on 1/27

Somewhere between a wit and saison style. I'm using the saison yeast so I'm anticipating this will taste more like a saison.

Southampton Bière de garde

Rating: 3

Southampton Ales and Lagers
Southampton, NY
Style: Bière de garde
ABV: 7.2%
750 ml

One of the Southampton "750 Series" beers, this bière de garde pours with a very impressive head, retaining the head for ten minutes or more, with a dense froth of tiny bubbles. It's a deep amber colour, a little cloudy. The nose is a crisp, burnt caramel, quite bright but not overpowering. The taste at first seems to belong to a stronger, more alcoholic beer. Again, the taste is reminiscent of caramel, but without any of the sweetness of caramel. There are hints of maltiness, and there's a slightly bitter tang; it's a little reminiscent of a young, rough-around-the-edges wine, and that's exactly what's appealing it. A very drinkable, complex beer; we weren't able to identify all of the flavors swirling around.

Dubbel

Dubbel
(5 gallons)
1/6/2008

7.5 lbs Belgian pilsner
1 lb wheat
.75 lbs munich
.5 lbs caramunich
.5 lbs crystal 40
.5 lbs special B
.5 lbs aromatic
1.0 lbs light candy sugar (store was out of dark)

.75 oz Fuggles (90 min)
.25 oz Liberty (60 min)

Yeast: WLP500 Trappist Ale

Infusion mash 150 degrees for 90 minutes

1.070 OG on 1/6
1.013 keg on 1/26

I had planned to add raisins at the end of the boil, oops.