Date

Fermentables

Hops (g)

Cones

pellets

Yeast

SG

Tilt

hydroo

Brix

pH

Notes

Bottle Date

FG

Sec Sug

ABV

Cap/label

9/2/25

Pale Ale 2.5

pils 4.6

Candy 1.1

T0 Cascade 18

T40 Haller 30

T45 Styrian 36

T60 finish

MJ M31 Tripel

1066

16.3

About 26 litres,

8/12/24

9/12/24

12/1/25

Diabolo + Froment

SafeAle S-04

1062

1022

15.4

9.2

6Kg Diabolo 1.5Fromentliquide 1kgFroment poudre Diabolo boiled Grainfather

40l p35 S22

Krausened

Oops—decided to bottle before measuring SG.

Very clear, not sugar taste. But maybe not finished.

26/1/25

1022 (!!)

5.5

6.2

DBlonde 1

81

12/1/25

5l heated 45-60°C 45 min to try to make 0% beer.

14/1/25

5.5

3?

DBlonde 1 0%

81a

22/9/24

26/9/24

29/9/24

6/10/24

14/10/24

grain

3787/ Belgian Monks Ale

1074h

1013t

1005t

1013h

0.998t

1010h

1006h

17.8

8.5

8.4

7.5

7kg Pilsen, 3.8kg Pale Ale, 1kg  Candi syrup + un peu de sucre et extrait de malt.

Boil 60 Nugget pellets 21g T0, Hallertau Tradition pellets 45g T40, Styrian goldings leaves 45g T45.

P33 S20. 3787 yeast seems dead. 12g Belgian Monks Ale dried yeast from Brouwland Dubbel kit (same yeast as the tripel kit)

Fermentation raîpde, peu de krausen, trouble

Tjrs trouble

Tjrs trouble .

moins trouble OK to bottle

/11/24

1006

5.5

9.7

GTripel 1

80

7/4/24

10/4/24

12/4/24

17/4/24

Castle

Pale

wheat

US-05

1051

1012

1011

13.1

8.8

6.5

6.4

4kg Castle Pale, 600g Wheat P30 set 23

Ready to Bottle

19/4/24

1011

5.5

5.6

g-Hop 2

79

3/3/24

5/3/24

6/3/24

14/3/24

23/3/24

6/4/24

7/4/24

17/4/24

Tripel + wheat

3787

1073

1028

1016

1013

1014

21.5

14.3

11.6

10.0

9.6

9.4

6.7 Tripel + 3 wheat. Boiled in batches. P31 S23.5 38L

Krausened heavily overnight

Bubbling away … still sweet tasting

Sweet

Limpide, still,

1 barrel 10l no 2°sug

Great taste, ready to bottle

19/4/24

1013

5.5

8.6

Tripel 22

78

11/2/24

16/2/24

21/2/24

24/2/24

Castle Pale

US-05

1056

1010

13.4

6.3

6.4

6.3

Tried an all-grain IPA. But the grain needs to be crushed!. Managed to extract about 1/2 of the sugar from the grain and completed with powdered pale ale malt and 500g sugar. Finally, 20litres. Hopping Centennial and Cascade.

The mixer made a lot of fine stuf that is in the final wort.

P21 S23 20L

Toujours trouble, mais fermentation bien ralentie.

Soit c’est fini, soit c’est coincé … au goût, houblonnage un peu bizaree—à voir en bouteille …

It hasn’t moved … still very cloudy, would be about 6ABV

In the end acid and more light a lambic—but very nice!

24/2/24

1010

5.5

6

g-Hop1

77

5/9/23 Nouvel équipement (merci Julien!)

Un GrainFather S40 qui va permettre l’assemblage de brassins à partir des graines et des houblons. Premier projet : clone de la Westvleteren 12?.

Policy change. SBlonde now refers only to Strong Blonde (with or without wheat malt). FBlond no longer exists—it was never a blond  anyway.  The diabolo becomes DBlonde —

Devil’s blonde (and in fact red—the devils hand). From now on, at least the wheat malt is from powder.

2/7/23

8/7/23

19/7/23

23/7/23

5/9/23

Tripel

1762

1073h

1022h

1022h

1021h

1012

18.7

10.7

10.4

9.1

7.3 kgTripel 2.4kgFPowder P34 S22 bouilli.

Levure aussi très actif, T 25 aprés 24 hrs

Also stuck?

Encore sucré, un peu trouble. S26.

Still tastes a little sugary

17/9/23

1012

5.5

8.7

Tripel

21

76

2/7/23

8/7/23

19/7/23

23/7/23

5/9/23

SBlonde

New World Lager

1062h

1020h

1019h

1017h

1011h

15.8

9.5

9.5

8.3

6kgSBlond 2kgFpowder P31 S22 38l bouilli Yeast kit

Yeast VERY active. Krausen <3hr!

T montée à 29 pendant 24hrs puis descendant lentement avec l’activité.

8/23—excellent gout, encore sucré, trouble

Stuck? S24

Encore sucré, très trouble, s26

Toujours trouble, but nice drop. Still a bit sweet?

17/9/23

1011

7.0

SBlonde

75

23/3/23

28/3/23

2/4/23

11/4/23

22/4/23

8/5/23

Dubbel

1388

1066h

1026h

1008h

1006h

16.7

12.4

10.3

9.0

7.7

7.4

4.39

3kg  Dubbel 1S P26 Sroom 18l. Fernentation dans bureau

Gout sucré

Trouble, gaz, sucré

Encore un peu sucré … T chute (radiateur …)

Tranquille, limpide bonne à mettre en bouteille, T off

Dubbel

1

74

20/3/23

28/3/23

2/4/23

11/4/23

22/4/23

8/5/23

14/5/23

Tripel

1762

1070h

1022h

1018h

1012h

1012h

17.2

9.6

10.2

10.2

9.6

8.7

8.7

4.57

4.5 Tripel 3F 34l P27 S24 bouillis (2)

NB : old yeast, gonflée mais laissé dans sachet apres gonflage

Peu de gout sucré

Limpide, tjrs un peu sucre

Lampe grillée : T 17°C. Lampe remplacée

Gout pratiquement non-sucré

Tranquille, limpide bonne à mettre en bouteille, T off

14/5/23

1012

5.5

8.1

Tripel

20

73

19/3/23

28/3/23

2/4/23

11/4/22

22/4/23

8/5/23

13/5/23

Diabolo

WLP041

1.057t

1062h

1022h

1016h

1014h

1012h

15.6

10.2

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.2

4.63

4.5 Diabolo 3F 36l P27 S24 boullis (1)

Peu de gout sucré

Un peu trouble, un peu sucré

Gout pratiquement non-sucré

Tranquille, limpide, bonne à mettre en bouteille T off

13/5/23

1012

5.5

6.2

FBlonde

4

72

11/2/23

3/3/23

11/3/23

18/3/23

Triple

3787

1064h

1012h

1011h

1013

16.3

8.0

8.1

8.05

5.3

4.5 Tripel 1.5F 1S 35l P25 S22

Malt, Froment et sucre bouillis

Nearly there, taste is fine.

Limpide, fini, goût excellent

(15°C)

18/3/23

1011

5.5

7.2

Tripel

19

71

6/2/2022

7/2/2022

13/2/22

20/2/22

7/3/22

20/3/22

9/4/22

Diabolo

1272

1061t

1066h

1030h

1019h

1018t

1018h

1013t

1009t

1012h

1012h

1009t

16.7

11.2

9.7

9.3

9.0

8.7

4.85

4.91

4.57

4.6Diabolo+3F 34l P32S22

Malt une peu contamine, donc bouilli 10 minutes

Winner! Toujours un peu sucrée mais sur la bonne voie

Ready to bottle

Another one of the best

9/4/22

1012

5.5

7.7

FBlonde

3

70

23/1/22

24/1/22

8/2/2022

13/2/22

20/2/22

7/3/22

20/3/22

4/2/23

Triple

3787

1072t

1073h

1008h

1007h

1003t

1008h

1002t

1001t

1005h

18.2

8.4

8.1

7.9

8.0

4.43

4.58

4.9Tripel+1.5F+1S 34l P28.3S22

Tilt Hydrometer donne 1068, 28.3. TControl says 27.8

Tilt donne 0.997 pour eau pure.

Fuite robinet. Transvasée.

Tilt 20 pour control 20.9. Tilt étalonné

Fermentation tjrs pas démarré …

Densité hydro = 1073. T control 21.8, Ttilt 20.9 étalonné.

Tset changé à 24°C, isolation augmentée

Tasting : encore un tout petit peu sucré, sinon OK

Fini—prêt à mettre en bouteille.Une bonne tripel

Vraiment finie maintenant ;-)

Still not really right : slight off tastes

Got a little better but never really came right

2/4/22

1007

5.5

9.4

Tripel

18

69

26/8/21

8/9/21

26/9/21

16/10/21

Diabolo

1272

1072

1022

1014

1013

17.5

9.2
8.4

8.4

4.02

4.7kDiabolo+3kgFroment 37lP30S22 Cuve2

excellent goût, bonne à mettre en bouteille

Embouteillée Gini Phil JP

22/1/22 une des meilleures.

16/10/21

1012

5.5

8.4

FBlonde

68

26/8/21

8/9/21

11/9/21

26/9/21

Tripel

3787

1062

1016

1014

1010

16

8.4

8.3

7.4

3.42

4.7kTripel+3kFroment 35lP25S22 Cuve1

Seems a little acid:-(

pH confirms

Toujours un peu acide, mise en bouteille quand-meme, IV et Romuald

22/1/22—clairement médiocre : contamination

26/9/21

1010

5.5

7.4

17

67

29/5/21

14/06/21

27/6/21

5/7/21

10/7/21

21/7/21

Tripel + Froment

1762

1072

1032

1007

1006

18.2

11.3

9.4

8.4

8.2

7.4

5.2kgTripel 1.5kgFr 1kgS 35l P26s22

Toujours bien sucré, mais en bonne voie

Encore un peu sucré

Toujours trouble et un peu sucré

Bcp plus limpide. 1762 yeast is taking a lot longer than 3787

Limpide, OK to bottle. Really nice round taste

29/7/21

1006

5.0

9.3

16

66

25/4/21

16/5/21

26/5/21

29/5/21

Strong Blond + Froment

New World

1080

1022

1023

1017

10.3

10.0

10.0

3kg SBlond + 1.5kg Froment 18l p25s22

Très trouble

Encore trouble, bulles. Panne chauffage 18°C.

Goût peu sucré

Trouble mais pas sucré, enbouteillé mais avec moins de sucre secondaire

29/5/21

1017

5.0

9.1

FBlonde

65

25/1/21

16/5/21

26/5/21

29/5/21

Strong Blonde

New World

1073

1015

1010

1012

8.4

8.2

8.2

3kg SBlonde 1kgS 18l p26s22

Encore très trouble,  actif

Still, no sugar taste

29/5/21

1012

5.5

8.7

SBlonde 10

64

18/3/21

5/4/21

10/4/21

16/4/21

22/4/21

26/5/21

Tripel + Froment

3787

1076

1012

1007

18.4

9.3

7.6??

8.6

8.35

5.4Tripel+1.5Froment+1sucre 35l P24 Set 21

Still tastes a little sweet

Still a little sweet.

Tastes ok for bottling. A little sweet, maybe … but delicious

Clear, still, ready to be bottled here

 Classic FTripel

24/4/21

1007

5.5

9.7

15

TRIPEL

63

13/1/21

17/1/21

19/1/21

31/1/21

21/4/21

Macs tripel dark (BB 2007!)

Kit super saison from SBlonde kit

1045

11.3

9.8

8.3

6.0

3kg Macs Dark Tripel, 22l, 0sug p23s22

Brix cloudy

Set 24. Heavy burnt malt/dark caramel flavor…

The Macs has been in a tin for about 20 years

Still very burnt malt, saison acidity and complexity…

Culture Shock!

Shockingly good - a one-off that is off the charts

10/3/21

1010

5.5

4.9

2

CSHOCK

62

17/11/20

21/11/20

26/11/20

7/12/20

15/12/20

19/10/20

18/1/21

8/3/21

Strong Blond

(Diabolo)

New World Yeast from kit

1073

1033

1008

1008

17.9

11.5

10.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

3kg Strong Blond 1kg sugar P25.6S22 18l

Très trouble, encore bien sucré

Still maybe a little sweet.

OK to bottle

Very nice indeed—this is my signature blonde!

This is the beer everyone wants.

19/12/20

1008

5.5

9.2

9

SBLONDE

61

12/11/20

21/11/20

26/11/20

18/12/20

3/3/21

Belgian Brown

(Ambiorix)

1762

1052

1011

13.3

6.6

6.6

3kg BelgBrown 0.5kg sucre P23S24 20l

17/11/20 not very heavy, already well attenuated

OK to bottle

Yes, very nice ‘bitter’

Used to be Ambiorix

You have to like bitter beers to like this one

4/12/20

1011

5.5

5.8

1

BBRUNE

60

13/9/20

21/9/20

25/9/20

29/9/20

6/10/20

11/10/20

16/10/20

18/10/20

17/12/20

framboise

3278

1051

1007

14.4

7.5

7.4

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.5

3kg Framboise 1kg Sucre P25S22 24l

Still tastes a little sweet

Cloudy, still sweet

Getting close

Still cloudy and bubbly but hardly sweet tasting

Clear OK to bottle

Good drop but not sweet enough for MC.

Really is a nice drop—just not a framboos as I knew them

18/10/20

1007

5.5

6.0

10

FRAMBOOS

59

13/9/20

21/9/20

25/9/20

29/9/20

6/10/20

11/10/20

16/10/20

18/10/20

17/11

Tripel + Froment

3787

1057

1005

13.1

8.3

7.9

7.3

6.7

6.4

6.5

5.2kg Triple 1.5 kg Froment 1kg sucre P27S22 38l

Still tastes a bit sweet

Still a way to go yet

Clearing; nearly there

Clear.OK to bottle

Universal accolades.

22/10/20

1005

5.5

7.1

14

TRIPEL

58

22/4/20

24/4/20

25/4/20

27/4/20

2/5/20

5/5/20

8/5/20

10/5/20

Strong Blond

1272

1072

17.8

17.0

15.3

13.4

11.6

10.2

10.0

3kg SB 1kgSucre  P24S22 18l

Lent S24

Vient de démarrer S22

To be dry hopped 2?5g/l Cascade

Still tasting sweet. Still wait for  dry hopping

In the end left too long. Nice drop but not aromatically hopped

21/6/20

oops

5.5

7

8

57

16/4/20

22/4/20

25/4/20

27/4/20

2/5/20

5/5/20

8/5/20

Tripel +Froment

3787

1058

14.6

8.8

7.8

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.6

1.5 Froment + 3.4Tripel+ 1kg Sucre. P27S22 36l

Still tastes a little sweet

Limpide

Ready to bottle

21/6/20

oops

5.5

7

13

56

22/10/19

31/10/19

13/11/19

23/11/19

31/11/19

16/04/20

Abdji

1762

1070

1004

17.3

9.5 f

7.4 f

7.3 l

7.4l

3kgAbdij 1kg sucre 18l

P26s21

Still a bit sweet …

Tastes done

Good to bottle, heating cut

Wonderful Black Magic!

21/12/19

1004

5.5

9.3

9

55

21/10/19

22/10/19

13/11/19

23/11/19

31/11/19

16/04/20

29/9/20

Tripel

3787

1063

1007

15.3

10.8

7.4

6.9 l

6.7

5.3kg Tripel malt 1kg Sucre pour 36 litres

P28S22

Not krausened yet.

Tastes done (NB temp 16°C lamp gone)

Ready to bottle heating cut

Tasted off, but has got better. OK cold, but still too bitter.

Off tastes have persisted

21/12/19

1007

5.5

7.9

12

54

1/5/19

12/5/17

26/5/19

23/6/19

Pils

WLP001

1055

1019

1004

7.8

5.4

3.55

2Pils+1kgSucre pour 24litres

P23.7S21

BEER beer

Himmm—acidity a bit high. Needs to be bottled quickly now.

Bottled, taste OK

23/6/19

1004

5.5

7.1

7

53

2/2/19

9/2/19

13/2/19

5/3/19

10/4/19

Tripel

3787

1062

1011

15.6

9.8

8.4

7.1

Tripel 5kg malt 1kg sugar 36l wort. Pitch 21 set 21. Why is this more dense than B10? Not just T? Maybe add water later on to get lower EtOH?

Another great tripel

9/3/19

1009

5.5

7.4

11

52

29/1/19

2/2/19

9/2/19

13/2/19

5/3/19

23/3/19

11/4/19

IPA

WLP001

?

1022

1005

1006

?

7.6

5.4

5.3

5.4

2*1kg no sugar for 20l. Forgot SG and Brix …

Krausened after 36hrs. 2/2/19  tastes at least half done

Dark for an IPA, but has the right taste

23/3/19

1006

5.5

4.7

6

51

17/10/18

23/10/18

30/10/18

4/11/18

11/11/18

9/4/19

Tripel

3787

1053

1008

13.5

8.4

6.1

6.1

5.3

36l, 5kg Tripel malt, 1kg sucre. Pitch 26 set 21

Krausen after 2 days; still slightly sweet taste but lovely balance already

We’ll call this the tripel 6. V nice.

Excellent. Ready to bottle

Bottled. Quite a few wobbied bottles

Very nice tripel

11/11/18

1008

5.5

6.3

10

50

31/7/18

13/8/18

30/8/18

6/4/19

11/10/19

Abdij

3522 Ardennes

1070

1002

17.4

7?

6.2

Pitch 27.7 set 22 Cellar Temp 23.5

20l, 1kg sugar

Seems to have off tastes

The off tastes have attenuated and it is not so bad now

In the end not too bad after a LOOOOONG time in the bottle (IBA2019 tasting)

27/7/18

1002

5.5

8.9

8

49

27/5/18

2/6/18

6/6/18

19/6/18

28/6/18

8/7/18

13/7/18

15/7/18

Oud Bruin

3763

Rodenbach

1066

1003

16.4

11.5

10.2

8.1

7.2

6.6

6.2

6.2

Pitch 26 set 21 24l 3kg malt 1.8 kg sucre

Still tastes sweet

Ready for Bottling

19/7/18

1003

5.5

8.8

7

48

21/5/18

27/5/18

2/6/18

6/6/18

19/6/18

28/6/18

8/7/18

13/7/18

15/7/18

2/2/19

12/9/18

Tripel

3787

1080

1003

21

12.5

10.5

~8

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.4

6 litres tripel malt 2kg sucre Pitch 26.1set 21 44 litres

Bubbling nicely, looking good smelling good

Still cloudy

Clearing. Taste still a little sweet

Much clearer, little activity, maybe finished?

Ready for Bottling

Gasesd up incompletely (yeatst under too much stress at 11%?) but taste is good.

Finally gassed up OK—just long.

Really very very nice—as good as a La Trappe quadruple

15/7/18

1003

5.5

11

9

47

18/3/18

29/3/18

20/4/18

21/5/18

Grand Cru

3724 Belgian Saison

1062

1008

16.0

9.2

7.0

4.15

Pitch 23 set 21 18 litres

SG seems low maybe not fully mixed.

Tasting very nice

Wooden plug fell into cuve just before bottling. Contamination?

No problemo! Nice drop

20/4/18

1008

5.5

7.4

6

46

18/3/18

29/3/18

20/4/18

21/5/18

Triple

3787 Westmalle

1070

1007

17.2

9.6

7.2

4.26

Pitch 22 set 21 36 litres

Will be very good.

Is very good

20/4/18

1007

5.5

8.7

8

45

13/1/18

20/1/18

26/1/17

3/2/17

10/2/18

17/2/18

20/2/1822/22/2/18

24/2/18

25/2/18

2/3/18

17/3/18

Abdij

1762

Rochefort

1067

1005

16.6

9.0

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

Pitch 24.2 Set 20 18l

Nice! Clean, still a bit sweet

Stuck? Set22

Still tastes a little sweet. Set 25° but max temp is 22.

Maybe even still 7.7 … taste is till sweet. Added insulation.

T 23.5

Increased heating power to 60 watts

25°

Ready to bottle … T 14°C for storage

Bottled

17/3/18

1005

5.5

8.6

5

44

9/12/17

14/12/17

16/12/17

22/12/17

28/12/17

29/12/17

1/1/17

framboos

3278

1044

1006

12.2

8.3

7.4

6.3

5.8

5.5

5.4

Pitch 23 set 20 12l

Looking still, maybe still slightly sweet

Still slightly active

Finished! Bottled 25cl

2/1/17

1006

5.5

5.3

4

43

9/12/17

14/12/17

16/12/17

22/12/17

28/12/17

29/12/17

1/1/17

Brewtec Lager (very old!)

WY1056 American Ale

1040

1011

10

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.6

5.5

5.6

Pure malt no suger. Pitched 23 set 20

Still active . Still seems a little sweet

Still slightly active …

Finished!

12/1/17

4.1

5

42

2/10/17

4/10/17

15/10/17

20/10/17

25/10/17

29/10/17

1/11/17

20/1/17

pilsener

WL P001 California Ale

1034

1022

1008

1003

9.2

7.0

4.4

4.2

3.8

4.0

4.0

Pitch 24.6 set 20. 1st attempt international noname

Wow thats quick! Activity already low. Still taste sugar but clearly somewhat attenuated.

OK to Bottle. Taste is clean.

Bottled

Standard characterless beer. This is ‘BEER’ beer

1/11/17

1003

5.5

4.3

4

41

2/10/17

4/10/17

5/10/17

15/10/17

20/10/17

25/10/17

29/10/17

16/11/17

18/11/17

26/11/17

8/12/17

tripel

3787

1076

1054

1032

1008

1006

18.6

15.4

11.0

10.0

9.2

8.8

8.0

8.0

7.8

Pitch 24.6 set 20. Standard Eaubonne Tripel

Bubbling nicely. Still very sweet

Proceeding nicely

Maybe still a little sugar, tasting good

OK to bottle

bottled

8/12/17

1006

5.5

9

7

40

2/7/17

22/7/17

29/7/17

30/9/17

8/12/17

Gold

1762

Rochefort.

1064

1002

6.4

3.67

Pitch 31.5 set 21 20l

pH is abit low—seems too acid in taste too.

Very little activity, temp 22.5 (hot cellar). No sugar taste, ready for bottling.

Had off tastes but they are attenuating.

Off tastes still there. Down the drain!

29/7/17

1002

5.5

8.3

3

39

28/5/17

18/617

24/6/17

30/6/17

1/7/17

29/9/17

Tripel

3787

Wmalle

1073

1008

1008

17.9

9.0

8.2

Pitch 26 set 22 36l standard tripel77

OK to bottle

Should be good!

Bottled

Classic Tripel

1/7/17

5.5

9

6

38

24/5/17

29/5/17

18/6/17

24/6/17

30/6/18

1/7/17

28/9/17

Abdij

1762

Rochefort

1068

1004

1004

16.6

12.6

7.0

6.6

6.8

18l Pitch 25 set 21

OK to bottle

Black Magic!

Bottled

This is a winner.

1/7/17

5.5

8.5

37

5/3/17

7/3/17

18/3/17

31/3/17

6/4/17

10/4/17

19/5/17

29/10/17

Gold

3522

Achouffe

?

1068

1006

16.8

9.4

7.3

7.2

7.2

181 pitch 23 set 21. Forgot to attach thermometer. Temp stayed low (16) until 7/3 when I setup the heating properly.

Duvel style? Normal recipe is for 24l—this one is stronger …

Still and clearing but still slight sweet taste

OK to bottle

16°C

Not bad but has the ‘gold’ taste.

Has aged well. Sophisticated and interesting. Off tastes have gone!

22/4/17

1004

5.5

8

2

36

5/3/17

7/3/17

18/3/17

31/3/17

6/4/17

10/4/17

22/5/17

Diabolo

3787

Westmalle

?

1055

1004

13.6

8.0

6.5

6.8

6.7

18l pitch 22 set 21.

Significant krausen. Beer well carbonated

Near finished but still cloudy and bubbly brix v cloudy

Clearer but maybe still a little sweet?

16°C. V. Nice. Ready to bottle.

Taste before bottling OK.

22/5/17

1006

6

8.2

3

35

11/12/16

16/12/16

15/1/17

19/1/17

21/1/17

27/1/17

xx/8/17

tripel

3787

Westmalle

1070

1035

1015

1007

11.8

9.0

8.3

36 litres … double tripel ...pitch 22 set 20

Still cloudy, bubbly, slightly sweet

Tasting OK

Great Tripel.

29/1/17

1007

5.5

9%

5

34

12/11/16

14/11/16

15/11/16

19/11/16

23/11/16

27/11/16

1/12/19

5/12/16

8/12/16

9/12/16

15/12/16

15/1/17

19/1/17

21/1/17

Grand Cru

3724

Belgian

Saison

1074

1022

1012

1006

14.8

13.0

12.4

11.4

11.2

10.7

10.0

9.6

8.9

8.3

8.2

Pitch 22 set 21.5

Slow to start but bubbling nicely

Taste ok

Brix v. cloudy

Taste clean.

Still gassy but seems to be fermenting slowly. Taste sugar

Still very slow but taste is OK

(on checking ,the 3724 is notorious for getting stuck near 1025. hmmm … T increased to 32°C (consigne). T29°C vraie

No sugar taste, clear, still. OK to bottle

Ended up really nice—complex.

22/1/17

1006

5.5

9%

2

33

8/11/16

10/11/16

15/11/16

19/11/16

23/11/16

27/11/16

1/12/16

5/12/16

9/12/16

Tripel

3787

Westmalle

1072

1007

17.6

11.5

10.3

9.2

8.4

8.2

7.8

7.6

Pitch 27 set 22 18l

Set 20

Taste ok

Taste perfect

OK to bottle

bottled

9/12/16

1007

5.5

9%

4

32

9/9/16

18/9/16

22/9/16

25/9/16

1/10/16

5/10/16

9/10/16

5/11/16

14/11/16

19/11/16

Gold

1762

Rochefort

1054

1004

1004

17.8

6.4

6.0

5.4

5.9

5.7

Pitch 26 set 22 real 22.8 24l

Ready for dry hopping. Added 4g/l Styrian Golding cones.

Still slightly bubbling

Brix all over the show …

OK to bottle

Bottled

Not quite what I was aiming at but still much appreciated

A hoppy brew …

Quite surprising - a lot of people like this!

9/10/16

1004

5.5

7%

H

31

9/9/16

18/9/16

22/9/16

25/9/16

1/10/16

5/10/16

23/10/16

Tripel

3787

Westmalle

1072

1012

1007

18.411.8

11.2

9.7

8.2

8.2

Pitch 27 set 22 real 22.8

Bottled

23/10/16

1007

5.5

9%

3

30

26/6/16

2/7/16

9/7/16

12/7/16

17/7/16

20/7/16

22/7/16

29/7/16

27/8/16

Framboos

3278

1052

1012

13.8

10.3

7.8

7.6

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.7

3.99

Pitch 26.5 set 22. 24l.. Standard Framboos

Temp Brix = 26°C

OK to bottle

Nice framboos—light summer beer.

29/7/16

1012

5.5

5.7%

Red i

29

23/6/16

2/7/16

9/7/16

12/7/16

17/7/16

20/7/16

22/7/16

27/7/16

27/8/16

Tripel

3787

Westmalle

1070

17.8

10.0

8.2

8.0

7.6

7.4

7.5

5.62

4.1

Pitch 26.6 set 22. 18l Standard Tripel

Temp Brix = 26°C

OK to Bottle

JAGT. Just Another Great Tripel.

27/7/16

5.5

Bleu i

28

10/5/16

16/5/16

26/5/16

29/5/16

01/6/16

5/6/16

6/6/16

15/6/16

16/6/16

19/6/16

27/8/16

24/9/16

Abdij

3522

Achouffe

1068

1008

1006

1006

16.8

9.4

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.6

7.5

4.36

Pitch 27 set 22. Gravities maybe off : not well enough mixed

Tjrs actif

OK for bottling

Bottle

Delicious!

Fabulous

19/6/16

1006

5.5

8.5

Red

27

6/3/16

13/3/16

23/3/16

1/4/16

7/4/16

10/4/16

Tripel

3787

Westmalle

1070

1006

17.2

10.4

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

Pitch 22 set 22. Standard Tripel.

Tasting up to be a nice tripel

Definitely tasting most promising. Seems finished ...

10/4/16

1006

5.5

8.8

Bleu R

26

13/12/15

17/12/15

23/12/15

27/12/15

30/12/15

2/1/16

5/1/16

17/6

7/4/16

29/5/16

Gold

1762

Rochefort

1054

1007

1007

13.5

9.5

7.0

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

2 cans 24l pitch 23.5 set 21
‘Spicy Beer’ trial. 12g bitter orange 6g coriander 6g fresh ginger boiled up. OG@24.7°C. Aim is maredsous.

Still bubbling but hardly any sweet taste left

Practically no activity—must be finished …

Finished. Heat off.

Bottled

Great! Spices coming through nicely. Good clean taste.

Yes! Spices seem stronger now, but not many bottles left!

17/1/16

1007

5.5

6.4

Gold

25

1/11/15

5/11/15

11/11/15

15/11/15

22/11/15

29/11/15

25/12/15

30/12/15

Tripel

3787

Westmalle

1068

10401019

1009

1003

16.9

12.1

9.5

7.7

7.0

3 cans +1.5kg sugar for 27 litres. Pitch 29 set 22

Set 20

Still working: cloudy. Tasteable sugar.

Ok to bottle

Bottled

V Nice! A good standard Vickridge Tripel

Even better ...

30/11/15

1003

6

8.8

Blue V

24

5/9/15

6/9/15

11/9/15

15/9/15

6/10/15

10/10/15

16/10/15

25/12/15

Abdij

3522

1072

1032

1009

18.0

11.7

11

8.3

8.2

7.2

Abby with Ardennes yeast

Pitch 27 set 22

TCeller 23 T wort 24 Vigorous fermentation

Bottle! Taste fabulous.

One of the best beers to date. Delicious.

 17/10/15

1009 

 5.5

 8.7

Red O 

23

5/9/15

6/9/15

11/9/15

15/9/15

6/10/15

10/10/15

16/10/15

30/10/15

30/12/15

23/3/16

tripel

3787

1068

1028

1005

17.0

10.4

9.2

7.3

7.0

7.2

Standard Tripel

Pitch 25 set 22

TCellar 23 TWort 23 little fermentation

Must be finished …

Nice tripel ready to bottle

Getting good but still too little bubble

Don’t seem to have any left : must have been OK!

Found a bottle! Fine taste

 17/10/15

 1005

5.5 

8.6

Blue T 

22

27/7/15

31/7/15

2/8/15

27/8/15

25/12/15

Framboise

3278

1044

1004

11.5

9.4

8.6

5.0

Pitch 26 set 22 cellar 24

V nice chilled in a champagne flute

30/8/15

1004

5.26

Red F

21

27/7/15

31/7/15

2/8/15

27/8/15

11/9/15

31/10/15

12/12/15

25/12/15

5/3/16

Gold

1762

1048

1002

12.3

9.6

9.2

5.4

Pitch 26 set 22 cellar 24

Still cloudy, tastes very young

Off  tastes. Not good beer.

Off tastes attenuated. Not so bad when highly chilled

Not getting any better ….

Still remarkably bad. Discard.

30/8/15

1002

6.07

Gold U

20

1/7/15

3/7/15

7/7/15

14/7/15

16/7/15

23/7/15

24/7/15

26/7/15

27/7/15

31/7/15

26/8/15

tripel

3787

1068

16.8 at 33°C

10.3

7.2

7.4

7.4

8.0

7.8

7.6

Pitch 25.4. No temp control. Cellar is at 22.5. Brix and OG at 33°C (hi ambient temp).

Fermenting strongly

Ok to bottle

Big Bug! Racking 18 litres into a new barrel, already primed with 90g of sugar (5g/l for 18 litres), the barrel shifted and 5 litres was lost. This means we have 6.9g/l of priming sugar which is too much. Decision : ferment all the sugar in the remaining 13 litres (25°C) and re-prime. New brix is 8.0(@23h50).

@9h10

Hard to be sure, but let’s just bottle this tonight and hope for the best.

Some secferm on shake test

Excellent!

27/7/15

Blue L

19

11/6/15

20/6/15

24/6/15

25/6/15

1/7/15

3/7/15

5/7/15

7/7/15

14/7/15

16/7/15

23/7/15

4/9/15

11/9/15

Oud bruin

3763 Rodenbach

1056

1014

14.4

9.8

9.0

8.6

6.0

7.2

7.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

Pitch 25 set 20

Cellar at 22.5

Curious: still bubbling but density not changing

Not bubbling any more

After morzine weekend : still bubbling slightly. Taste v good. Cellar at 23

Finished. Bottled

Very nice, but too little bubble

Several more bottles : too little gas

23/7/15

5

4.8

Red J

18

11/6/15

20/6/15

24/6/15

25/6/15

1/7/15

3/7/15

4/7/15

14/4/15

4/9/15

kriek

3278 lambic

1048

1012

12.8

7.6

7.2

7.0

6.0

6.0

Pitch 27 set 20

Cellar at 22.5

OK to bottle

Bottled

Slow to gas up …

Delcious!

4/7/15

1012

5

5.0

Red K

17

17/5/15

20/5/15

26/5/15

29/5/15

2/6/15

6/6/15

7/6/15

Gold

1762

1043

11.8

9.0

7.0

6.8

6.3

5.8

5.8

Probably all malt not dissolved. First try in large brewer.

Pitch 30 set 20

Close to bottling

OK to bottle, settled nicely

bottled

7/6/15

1006?

5

5

Gold i

(for Juin)

16

19/4/15

25/4/15

29/4/15

3/5/15

8/5/15

21/6/15

24/6

27/7/15

Abdij

3787

1070

1036

1003

17.0

12.0

9.8

7.5

7.0

Pitch 26 set 20

Still cloudy

Clear, quiet and tasting good before bottling

V nice dark beer. Liked by all so far!

Disappearing pretty quickly

Much liked at Opatija

This is a good candidate for a third signature beer, with the Gold and the Tripel

16/5/15

1003

5.15

9.4

Red A

15

15/3/15

22/3/15

28/3/15

7/4/15

17/4/15

3/5/15

Oud Bruin

3209

1056

1035

14.5

10.9

8.2

6.4

6.0

3.9

3.74

3.76

Pitch 23 set 20. Style should be malty sour old brune.

Ready to bottle – and already tastes nice. Lactobacillus and not acetobacter …

Bottled

Already improving in bottle. Actually quite nice!

17/4/15

4.8

6.7

14

18/2/15

22/2/15

23/2/15

27/2/15

1/3/15

5/3/15

9/3/15

14/3/15

15/3/15

22/3/15

18/6/15

Gold

1762

1053

1010

13.2

9.3

8.8

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.6

6.3

Pitch 26 set 20

Almost tastes no sugar. Very vigorous fermentation

Vigorous fermentation now quietened down, but still bubbling nicely

Must be close to finished

OK to bottle

Taste is fine, gassing up.

‘Ideal beer’ according to Distinguished Danish Friend

15/3/15

1010

4.9g/l

6.3

Gold M

13

17/2/15

22/2/15

23/2/15

27/2/15

1/3/15

3/3/15

9/3/15

14/3/15

21/3/15

Tripel

3787

1074

1007

18.4

13.3

13.0

11.8

11.0

9.5

8.4

7.8

Pitch 26.5. set 20.0

Sedate fermentation, tastes sweet

Looks and tastes finished … OK to bottle

Taste good, gassing up OK.

15/3/15

1007

5g/l

9.2

Blue Steinie

12

7/9/14

20/9/14

24/9/14

4/10/14

12/10/14

16/10/14

22/2/15

7/4/15

Tripel

3787

1068

1025

1018

10.6

9.4

8.0

7.6

28.2 pitch then 22°C. Yeast swelled very quickly  (just arrived …). Fast start to fermentation.

Bottled. Nice taste – looking promising

Seems slow to be gassing up, but maybe I am just impatient…

A bit too yeasty but otherwise fine.

Tried at Pesselières. V nice indeed

12/10/14

8.2

Blue O

11

25/7/14

27/7/14

28/7/14

29/7/14

30/7/14

31/7/14

1/8/14

8/8/14

10/8/14

11/8/14

29/8/14

31/8/14

tripel

3522

Achouffe

1068

1026

1025

1018

1016

1008

16.6

13.6

12.2

11.4

10.7

10.6

9.4

8.8

8.8

7.6

29.5° pitch Ardennes 3522 yeast, 24°C then 22°c 28/7

Yeast very slow to swell (in fridge several months)

Still some sweet taste

Racked

Increase temp to 24°C to get bottled before leaving …

Racked/Bottled. Tastes OK but a bit of yeastiness …

7/9/14 still not much bubble

8/9/14. May need re-seeding for secondary fermentation.

20/9/14 Just slow yeast. Getting Really nice and gassing up slowly

31/8/14

1008

5.5

8.20

Blue S

10

26/7/14

27/7/14

28/7/14

29/7/14

30/7/14

31/7/14

1/8/14

5/8/14

20/9/14

22/2/15

IPA

Muntons IPA

1042

1006

1006

10.2

7.6

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.7

26.5° pitch muntons kit yeast 24°C then 22°c 28/7

Still bubbling slowly. Not much sweet taste left

Practically done. Rack.

Finished

Little taste. Rather insipid (or subtle?).

Tastes much better – bottle maturing going well

Getting off tastes.

1/8/14

5

4.73

Blue A

9

28/6/14

1/7/14

3/7/14

6/7/14

7/7/14

9/7/14

15/7/14

19/7/14

29/7/14

tripel

3787

1068

1026

1022

1012

1011

16.8

14

11.8

11.6

10.8

9.8

7.8

22°C

20°C

Fine taste before bottling

Real nice drop. Still a little flat. Big success at Pesselières.

19/7/14

1011

4.5

7.81

Blue J

8

9/6/14

13/6/14

15/6/14

19/6/14

23/6/14

26/6/14

28/6/14

Wit

3944

1044

1034

1026

1016

1008

1006

1004

11.4

9.4

8.4

6.8

5.6

5.0

6.03

4.02

3.96

3.94

3.91

1 can Malt, 18litres, 750g S 25/22° Wyeast witbier