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Chop & Brew - Episode 12: Belgian Dark Strong Ales

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  • čas přidán 3. 09. 2013
  • Chop & Brew is joined once again by Wyeast brand manager Michael Dawson for a backyard brew session. The goal: a high-gravity Belgian Dark Strong Ale. We discuss what it takes to create a successful "big beer" while sampling a high-octane brew from Dawson's homebrew cellar. Brewers, we'd love to hear your tips and techniques to high-gravity brewing. Leave a comment below this video. [Original postdate: September 4, 2013]
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Komentáře • 111

  • @mylkmouth
    @mylkmouth Před 9 lety +7

    I really liked the editing on this video. The cutting back and forth between brewing set to good music and interesting dialogue makes it one of my favorites.

  • @Bush6800
    @Bush6800 Před 11 lety +1

    This is the right way to do it. Information and people having a good time.

  • @BBurt775
    @BBurt775 Před 6 lety +1

    Its been long enough now Im going back and rewatching episodes, forgot how good and how funny they are 👍good job.

  • @23yroldfox
    @23yroldfox Před 11 lety

    The only CZcams homebrewers I would actually want to brew with....oh and Don O! Good chit fellas!

  • @23yroldfox
    @23yroldfox Před 11 lety

    That's how we do in the Midwest son! I'm keepin it Belgian today, brewing a saison with the wlp 566 right now. Chop 4 chop.... Brew 4 brew!!!!!!!

  • @MrDymes99
    @MrDymes99 Před 7 lety +4

    Dawson welcome back to you tube. You brew knowledge is amazing and you have pretty good camera presence.

  • @TheBabbage78
    @TheBabbage78 Před 11 lety

    Glad that Chop & Brew is starting to take off now, I love the content, I was already an avid brewer when I started watching Brewing TV but you guys really helped expand my knowledge and entertained the hell out of me at the same time. Hope to see more from you guys!

  • @johngg86
    @johngg86 Před 10 lety

    Hey Chop and Brew! I just want to let you guys know that Y'all are a real refreshing beer channel. Been searching for something normal and fun. Y'all are just what I was looking for! I'm a homebrewer with barely 4 batches under my belt and the way Y'all explain things, makes it easy for to understand. Whenever Y'all come to Houston for anything let me know.

  • @erokbrewmeister9231
    @erokbrewmeister9231 Před 11 lety

    Dawson being back never hurts the ratings ! :)

  • @mattf108
    @mattf108 Před 9 lety

    I love this video. Wish myself and my beer brewing buds at work could do this all the time!! Thanks guys! Cheers!!

  • @ASXL41
    @ASXL41 Před 11 lety

    Awesome looking brewday guys!

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety +1

    Best comment ever! Thanks. This is why we do it, too.

  • @neil1786
    @neil1786 Před 11 lety

    I watched enough BTV to know where that 15g pot came from and the Quad from 2 yrs ago! I really enjoy your work Chip

  • @neil1786
    @neil1786 Před 11 lety

    Keep them coming!

  • @roknich75
    @roknich75 Před 11 lety

    Another fantastic episode guys! Please keep 'em coming!

  • @Jono257
    @Jono257 Před 11 lety

    Sweet! Thanks for the reply. I'll try this next time I make a Belgian strong, dark or otherwise.

  • @MrSparty1995
    @MrSparty1995 Před 11 lety

    Nice brew day, look forward to seeing all the results, very cool. Cheers.

  • @peligro28
    @peligro28 Před 10 lety

    I've pitched 1056 into 1.088 adding no O2 or any other off the wall aeration techniques....1056 does work!!! I know it's not a Belgian strain but none the less, an awesome strain!!!!

  • @davidronneberg
    @davidronneberg Před 11 lety

    Two thumbs up on the stylish apparel Ted, way to represent Canadian home brewing!

  • @mkhanson1440
    @mkhanson1440 Před 10 lety

    I dig the NHC glassware. That was a lot of fun, Chipsquatch!

  • @bosshawg910
    @bosshawg910 Před 11 lety

    Keep on keep'n on ya'll cheers

  • @sirchopz
    @sirchopz Před 11 lety

    AWESOME EPISODE...LOVE THE PRIMATE CONCEPT...OUGA-OUGA

  • @davensteve
    @davensteve Před 11 lety

    Another AWESOME episode! Thanks Chip!

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety +1

    Per Dawson: The main purpose of this technique as I was trying to describe it is to maximize attenuation; so except when using some specific strains where phenolic character increases with gravity, and except where the character of the sugar would be left more intact vs. adding it to the boil (eg, honey), the flavor shouldn't be affected significantly.

  • @MrNormandaniel
    @MrNormandaniel Před 11 lety

    I am so stoked about how well you guys are doin at Chop and Brew Chop Chop and Brew. I almost don't even miss Brewing TV.
    BTW wuzzup wit KEELER? Where he at?

  • @stig458
    @stig458 Před 11 lety

    Another great ep Chip, keep 'em coming!

  • @AndJusTIceForRob
    @AndJusTIceForRob Před 5 lety +2

    D-180 makes everything it touches delicious. What's driving me crazy at the moment is trying to learn how to make something resembling it closely enough on my own (to save on the $7/lb.).

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 5 lety +1

      You figure it out, you let us know for real!!!

    • @Nick-no1ke
      @Nick-no1ke Před 5 lety

      So excited to give it a whirl. I'll be doing a Dark Strong with 1lb D-180 and 1lb Blackstrap Molasses this weekend. Blackstrap can be bought for $6 a gallon on webstaurantstore so there's a bit of a savings there, but I have no idea if it's a fair substitute or just a compliment adjunct. Josh Weikert recommends this approach in his "Make Your Best Dark Strong Ale" on BeerandBrewing.com for some burnt sugar flavors. So I guess if you're doing 2 pounds of Candisyrup like some of the Quad recipes call for, there could be a small savings with subbing in 50% with Blackstrap. Would be curious to hear if the Chop and Brew guys have ever used it. Side plug, the "Make your Best" series by Weikert is fantastic.

  • @jasong7175
    @jasong7175 Před 11 lety

    Sweet! Brewing and Brats! Dawson!

  • @jonathanlunneberg1722
    @jonathanlunneberg1722 Před 11 lety

    Totally awesome episode, Chap!

  • @tupfish
    @tupfish Před 11 lety

    aw shit i love u chip, keep bringing me the dawson

  • @Ogdenstormcrow
    @Ogdenstormcrow Před 8 lety

    Belgian beers especially triples, dubbels and Abdje styles have pronounced malt characters yet finish with a clean palate. This is as a result of using particular Belgian strains of yeast. Belgian high strength beer= high malt level with additional sugars and particular yeasts= highly drinkable, highly alcoholic speciality brews👍

  • @Nick-no1ke
    @Nick-no1ke Před 5 lety +1

    Sorry if I missed this detail, but are you using a HERMS system? Or do you find that a big grain bill such as this does not see a significant drop in temperature over the mash duration?

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 5 lety +1

      Dawson doesn't generally use a recirculating mash unless it's more frigid here in MN. In this case, it was a hot summer day, so the temp held strong. He has been known to hit it with a bit of heat and stir well to raise temp if need be.

  • @meltroha
    @meltroha Před 11 lety

    Fantastic man! Cheers

  • @jafarym77
    @jafarym77 Před 4 lety +1

    I almost bought those glasses at 9:40 from high gravity today. It is my local home brew shop...

  • @tupfish
    @tupfish Před 11 lety

    I think using oak chips or 'sticks' previously inoculated with bacteria/yeast to funk up the quad. Sounds good to me!

  • @williammikula3090
    @williammikula3090 Před 6 lety

    nice experiment

  • @raiderrob672
    @raiderrob672 Před 10 lety

    You guy's have me cracking up.

  • @vitusjbering2724
    @vitusjbering2724 Před 6 lety

    I would love to know about the health benefits of fermented beverages, just mentioning it would be awesome.

  • @Goofyboots17
    @Goofyboots17 Před 11 lety

    AWWWWWW YEAH MY FAVORITE STYLE SON!!!!

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety

    That's getting it done!

  • @Jono257
    @Jono257 Před 11 lety

    QUESTION: Would adding the sugar at high krausen ( which reduces the stress on the yeast as mentioned by MD ) result in a less phenolic beer or just less potential for off-flavors??
    Choppy choppy!

  • @JimEllisEducation
    @JimEllisEducation Před 11 lety

    most sugar in an episode yet! get the blow off tube ready for the excitement.

  • @rmm305
    @rmm305 Před 5 lety

    Belgian Strong Golden Ale would be amazing

  • @adamsammy2540
    @adamsammy2540 Před 11 lety

    Excellent video as usual Chip! Had a few too many brats and brews that day huh? What did you end up doing with your 2.5?

  • @Xjames14X
    @Xjames14X Před 9 lety

    i harvested yeast out of a bottle of Scuttlebutt 10 below beer. i used this yeast to make a imperial esb which is totally off style because i read that this yeast is a blend through wyeast..weizen??? i roused the yeast before transfer to secondary....is this ok? please dawson have some input on this if you know anything about this yeast. Thank you hope to hear from you soon

  • @pzanello
    @pzanello Před 11 lety

    Silent Ted rocks man....keep him on the show!!

  • @MrButterpantz
    @MrButterpantz Před 11 lety

    Brewing a Westvleteren 12 clone next week with 3787 and 3lbs of D-180 so this is definitely on my mind at the moment. Are you guys crafting your recipes to a personal taste, general style or clone of a famous trappist selection?

  • @thelongslowgoodbye
    @thelongslowgoodbye Před 8 lety

    Where did you get those bottles? They look like the same bottles Chimay use for their Grand Reserve.

  • @Endogaming-u8i
    @Endogaming-u8i Před 11 lety

    I call "Bad Things" being creative! haha

  • @ericdante222
    @ericdante222 Před 11 lety

    I know yeast count is a very important variable. Don't know if you guys mentioned the OG. U guys rock. One idea for a future episode could be one how to invert sugar/ make your own Belgian candi. Cheers dudes

  • @nathanhassey4724
    @nathanhassey4724 Před 4 lety +1

    Is the beer you are drinking from the "Guess that beer" BrewingTV episode?

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 4 lety

      Sure is!
      chopandbrew.com/recipes/dawsons-belgian-dark-strong-ale-2011-homebrew-recipe/

  • @UniversalLove4Life
    @UniversalLove4Life Před 9 lety +3

    What were the results of the second phase, the second fermentation?

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 9 lety +2

      Repost from above: Dawson ended up keeping all of the batches b/c the rest of us are lazy. LULZ. One batch on cherries, one batch left as a control, one batch was infused with Wu Ling Mountain tea and one was pitched with Consecration yeast dregs. We plan on shooting a Tasting Notes & Update before or around Christmas -- for the people!

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 6 lety

      Donjuan Jones Did you see the follow up?

  • @donosborn
    @donosborn Před 11 lety

    My God. *some beer was harmed during the making of this episode* Great outtakes. Cool stuff. I assume you will do a tasting at some point. I liked the mash temp talk. That is the kind of thing that is confusing at first but the more you hear it the more it make sense. Also: Abstract Artimus rocks.

  • @michaelphillips3658
    @michaelphillips3658 Před 11 lety

    This episode makes me feel inadequate, i'm still producing IPAs about 75% of the time!

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety

    Dawson's recipe is at chopandbrew (dot) com. Click Recipes. The 'make your own Belgian candi' idea is awesome. Have you done that before?

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety

    Truth!

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety

    Ha! Thanks, SMIFF! The 'stache looks familiar, too. Hmmmmmm.

  • @XTheSonofTheSunX
    @XTheSonofTheSunX Před 11 lety

    chop for chop

  • @crowtservo
    @crowtservo Před 6 lety

    I like how Dawson says something taste leathery. You eating a lot of leather there Mike?

  • @bframsted
    @bframsted Před 10 lety

    I just brewed a very similar belgian dark strong. OG was 1.078 and it just now has calmed down after a fierce week of primary fermenation. I wasn't planning on putting it in corked bottles mostly because I don't have a corker yet. Do you think regular bottles will be alright with this type of beer?

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 10 lety

      Dawson says that common crown should work just fine.

  • @ENOCK360
    @ENOCK360 Před 11 lety

    I gotta know. What are "Buggy wood sticks?"

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety

    I seriously appreciate if Fifteen Ten!!!!!!!

  • @peligro28
    @peligro28 Před 10 lety

    Chip, you should get together with Craig from CraigTube....He has a big fan base also, you two would benefit from each other. Just a though....

  • @RobertSeviour1
    @RobertSeviour1 Před 9 lety

    I like the outdoor brew-rig what is it? Details please.

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 9 lety

      It's a Blichmann TopTier with three shelves and two burners.

  • @fifteenten4460
    @fifteenten4460 Před 11 lety

    Just clicked the donate button on chop and brew dot com to say thanks. Don't you be buying no Boilermakers with my credit card number. Actually, you'll be able to buy about 5 lbs of grain with my donation, provided it's US grain and Elsa doesn't need new flip flops.

  • @geoffebner640
    @geoffebner640 Před 9 lety

    I want Dawson's wyeast shirt :)

  • @KeithChristofferson
    @KeithChristofferson Před 9 lety

    What crazy things did you guys do for the fermentation? I'm really curious to know.

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 9 lety +3

      Keith Christofferson Dawson ended up keeping all of the batches b/c the rest of us are lazy. LULZ. One batch on cherries, one batch left as a control, one batch was infused with Wu Ling Mountain tea and one was pitched with Consecration yeast dregs. We plan on shooting a Tasting Notes & Update before or around Christmas -- for the people!

    • @KeithChristofferson
      @KeithChristofferson Před 9 lety +1

      ChopAndBrew
      Cool, looking forward to hearing the results. You're the second person I've heard infusing with cherries... sounds delicious.

  • @wessfeldt
    @wessfeldt Před 11 lety

    Tod is going to ghettobox it!

  • @PlasmaGus
    @PlasmaGus Před 10 lety

    Any updates on this one yet guys? I've got 2 Belgian Dark Strong Ales going now and plan to brew another this weekend. Thinking of going with the "quasi-open" fermentation as well.
    Cheers!

    • @chipwalton5238
      @chipwalton5238 Před 10 lety +1

      We shot an update on two of them, but sadly we believe we may have lost that footage. Which sucks b/c it was Chip's birthday and ate steak in the middle of it!

    • @PlasmaGus
      @PlasmaGus Před 10 lety

      Chip Walton Boo! That sucks bud! Steak and brews. That's a perfect example of Chop and Brew!

    • @chipwalton5238
      @chipwalton5238 Před 10 lety

      Gus Addkison My fingers are still crossed that the footage shows up on a misplaced SD card or external hard drive somewhere. Dawson was in awesome form!

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 9 lety

      Gus Addkison Never found that footage. But, Dawson ended up keeping all of the batches b/c the rest of us are lazy. LULZ. One batch on cherries, one batch left as a control, one batch was infused with Wu Ling Mountain tea and one was pitched with Consecration yeast dregs. We plan on shooting a Tasting Notes & Update before or around Christmas -- for the people!

  • @sergiovillanueva1432
    @sergiovillanueva1432 Před 8 lety

    Hello, I know this is an old video but I’m brewing my own Belgian Dark Strong ale, the thing is I don’t know when to add the sucrose ? Can you give me a little more detail on what sugars to add, when, how much and why? Thanks from Tirano Brewers @tiranobrewing. Mexicali, Baja California Mexico

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 8 lety

      +Ing. Sergio Villanueva Some of those details are covered in the recipe page: chopandbrew.com/recipes/dawsons-belgian-dark-strong-ale-2013-homebrew-recipe/

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 8 lety

      +Ing. Sergio Villanueva Dawson also passed this along: Looks like we used a mix of dark (for color & flavor) soft and syrup candi in the boiler at shutdown. Timing of that addition was mainly to improve hop utilization; wouldn't necessarily hurt to add to kettle earlier, but wouldn't necessarily gain much either. I know for the 2011 version the candi was added at high krausen to try and postpone preferential fermentation of sucrose, but that beer was a good bit bigger. Depending on wort composition and yeast strain, probably not required for this version.

  • @agentPLINY
    @agentPLINY Před 11 lety

    Where is Resa?

  • @ramblingsofthethurmondator1657

    Do you purposely misspell "Speical" in the credits?

  • @ENOCK360
    @ENOCK360 Před 11 lety

    Ok. I was imagining sticks with ants in them or something. That might work to come to think about it. Thanks.

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety

    Stalker Alert! :)

  • @HeartPumper
    @HeartPumper Před 11 lety

    LFMAO Waltoin & Dawsoin :p

  • @iamfugazi1969
    @iamfugazi1969 Před 8 lety

    Do you ever use White Labs? If not, why?

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 8 lety +1

      +iamfugazi1969 I used to when I first started brewing b/c my original homebrew shop Austin Homebrew Supply used to prioritize it in kits and during ordering ingredients. When I shop at (then worked at) Northern Brewer, they prioritized and highlighted Wyeast so I got to know their line-up better. The only White Labs I use with any frequency is Zurich Lager at wintertime to brew Samichlaus clone since that is THE yeast from the actual brewery and Wyeast doesn't have an equivalent. I'm not opposed to White Labs at all, I just got in the groove of using Wyeast. Plus, when Dawson used to work at Wyeast, I wanted to support him above everything else.

    • @iamfugazi1969
      @iamfugazi1969 Před 8 lety

      +ChopAndBrew That's pretty cool that you worked at both of those locations. I have ordered from both. The reason I asked if I am going to brew my first Dubbel within a week or so. My local shop only carries White Labs becasuse according to them, they have experienced some issues with Wyeast smack packs self inflating during shipping. Anyway, for this brew I am looking at White Labs. Hoping their Abbey Ale will do the trick. I enjoy the vids..keep em coming! Cheers!!

  • @Aaron_Higgins
    @Aaron_Higgins Před 11 lety

    when I drink while I brew, bad things tend to happen

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety

    Sadly, Resa passed a while back, during the time Dawson and I were still at Northern Brewer. It was a very sad time, but she was an awesome dog and had a long, happy life of brew days, walks in the woods, hanging out near streams and getting huge love from the family. RIP, sweet Resa!

  • @newengland72
    @newengland72 Před 11 lety

    13:27 Malty-tasking

  • @marshallrt
    @marshallrt Před 11 lety

    Buggy Wood Sticks!

  • @nichr6
    @nichr6 Před 10 lety

    Ha ha. Was that your line?

  • @georgetempest9627
    @georgetempest9627 Před 7 lety

    such slim guys and they all look SO Belgian...

  • @tupfish
    @tupfish Před 11 lety

    malty tasking

  • @agentPLINY
    @agentPLINY Před 11 lety

    Oh man, that's really sad :-(

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety

    Getting high on your own supply! Well, getting drunk on the stuff you thunk, anyway.

  • @outbuggin3011
    @outbuggin3011 Před 10 lety

    Hey guys, I dig the videos! You should tell me what you think of my beer review videos if you have a moment to stop by my channel. Thanks!

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety

    Nah. We love us some IPAs, too.

  • @ChopAndBrew
    @ChopAndBrew  Před 11 lety

    Just to appease Dawson's own wicked notions.

  • @DontStopBrent
    @DontStopBrent Před 3 lety +1

    Liked the technical info. Hated the music. You lost me.

    • @ChopAndBrew
      @ChopAndBrew  Před 3 lety

      Sorry, we like to have a bit of fun in editing to set the pace. Hope you still got some good info on the style.

  • @TheBabbage78
    @TheBabbage78 Před 11 lety

    Glad that Chop & Brew is starting to take off now, I love the content, I was already an avid brewer when I started watching Brewing TV but you guys really helped expand my knowledge and entertained the hell out of me at the same time. Hope to see more from you guys!