Belgian Dubbel dedicated to Gene Wilder.
Belgian Double
Dough in at 99, add hot water to raise mash temp by 1 degree a min up to 122, hold for 20 min. Take a thick decoction, raise to 158 and hold for 20 min. Heat the decoc up to boil and boil for 40 min. Add the decoc back to the mash to raise up to 145, hold for 20 min. Raise the temp up to 156, hold for 45 min. Add 1 tsp cream of tartar to 2-3 lbs of table sugar and enough water to make a slurry. Cook until temp approaches 300 and color turns ruby red. Ferment with Ommegang yeast at ~70.
Dough in at 99, add hot water to raise mash temp by 1 degree a min up to 122, hold for 20 min. Take a thick decoction, raise to 158 and hold for 20 min. Heat the decoc up to boil and boil for 40 min. Add the decoc back to the mash to raise up to 145, hold for 20 min. Raise the temp up to 156, hold for 45 min. Add 1 tsp cream of tartar to 2-3 lbs of table sugar and enough water to make a slurry. Cook until temp approaches 300 and color turns ruby red. Ferment with Ommegang yeast at ~70. Add ...