advent dec 3 - timmy's dubbel dubbel rough recipe

[MitchK]

I lost my notes in a computer failure for this beer, but I can approximate certain aspects of it.

My phone has the gravity readings:

1.069 OG
1.012 FG

I know it had quarter of a lb of chocolate and quarter of a lb of special b
half lb of munich, caramel 60, and wheat.
I think half a lb of dark belgian candi sugar but it might have been a full lb.

base malt was some roughly 60/40 mix of pils and munich II to the gravity suggested

No idea what the ibu was - I think I aimed around 25-30, and it was all magnum at the start of the 90 minute boil.

The character of this beer honestly is 90% the fact that I added chocolate malt to a dubbel (making it more roasty, more of a dark strong kinda character) and the yeast - the private collection "canadian belgian" aka the unibroue strain. More phenolic than most belgian abbey strains and with a bit of tartness too. Almost partially "wild" in a way that I think lets you make things that can pass for a saison, witbier, tripel etc with one yeast but I think it does lead to a bit of harshness in strong dark beers like this one (at least combined with chocolate malt)

It was fermented warm for about 3 weeks, then wound up actually getting a bit over a month of lagering before bottling because I broke my foot, then after bottle conditioning I left the bottles in my downstairs fridge for months. This was brewed on the lawn of maritime wine and beer (Tim's shop) across the street from a tim horton's - hence the name.

[GAM]

Not my style. I know Mitch is shocked.

So sweet with an odd after taste.

I am sure it is to style but not mine.

Thanks Mitch. I will need to "grow" in to this.

S

[Buccaneer]

I'm not a huge fan of Belgian style beers, so I don't know how to style this one might be. Irrelevant. This was a fantastic beer. Wonderfully carbed, beautiful colour, nice dark fruit and chocolate flavours. I'd love to have a keg of this.

[Keith]

Not my style. I know Mitch is shocked.

So sweet with an odd after taste.

I am sure it is to style but not mine.

Thanks Mitch. I will need to "grow" in to this.

S

Lol. I'm with Sandy. However it's well made from what I can tell. Belgians just aren't my style but with that said liking the plum and raisin character of the beer.

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[Broob]

I enjoyed this beer. I've been coming around on Belgian styles, in fact brewing a saison next week. I like malty beers so this one worked well for me. Thanks.

[KB1138]

Well, I can say I am a fan of Belgians and this was well done. It was a little dark and roasty for the style, but I didn't mind that much. Wasn't overly sweet, or too big bodied. Nice beer Mitch

[LiverDance]

Solid beer but I think the chocolate malt is taking away from what I usually look for in this style. None the less i'm enjoying drinking it

[chalmers]

A bit more chocolate than I'd like, but I do like the overall idea. Well implemented, does change the beer significantly.
Nice beer

[Highland Brewer]

New to this style too but was pretty delicious just the same. Shared with company and they enjoyed it too. Thanks.

[MitchK]

Yeah, I think I would put less/no chocolate in it next time to get closer to what I imagine a dubbel to be rather than a "dark strong" etc

[Halifax_Jeff]

I just tried this one and I liked it. I'm not huge on this particular style so I liked the roasty spin you put on it. I shared it with Marc and wished there was a little more in my glass when I finished. Cheers!

[mthibodeau]

I've got to say I'm with Jeff on this, I quite like it as is, the chocolate malt added something to it that I really enjoyed

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[HoweFox]

I really enjoyed this. Subtle belgian yeast esters at the first, big bold chocolate malt flavour throughout, and at the tail of the finish a slight sour twang. Nice deep dark clear beer as well. Well done!

[amartin]

I am a fan of Belgian styles, and I liked this one quite a bit. I didn't find the chocolate malt character too out of place. It is definitely non traditional, but it's not like the Belgians are that concerned with style guidelines anyway. The only criticism I'd have is that I found the alcohol to get a bit harsh as it warmed up. Not solventy or anything, just a bit prickly. Overall though, I thought it was great.

[jmacdonald]

Good Job. This is not like I was expecting. Enjoyed it a lot.

[Jimmy]

I enjoyed this, didn't find the chocolate too overpowering. I did find the yeast character quite tame for a Belgian though.