The monks do it with pilsner malt and caramelized sugar, and Belgian yeast. The color is from the burned sugar. My best dubbel was with pilsner, crystal 120, sugar and bitter orange peel. BE-256 yeast. Best beer I ever made.
I just finished a Dubbel as described. I tried making my own inverted sugar/ candi sugar , and it worked in the main , however it appeared a lot darker in the pan. Once it cooled it was a little light and Im pretty sure the EBC will be lower than the standard. Let's see how it tastes which is the main thing.
Another enjoyable video as always. This channel and a few others were amazing sources of information to get into home brewing so thanks for the great content.
Another great video. Can't wait for next week's beer...like you need my kudos, but keep up the great work. The videos are amazing and the easy highlight to my Tuesdays!
Like all your videos and having a laugh on your pronouncing on the Belgian beers. Learned a lot with you video's. Can't wait to see the rest of the 99 styles! Greetings from the Netherlands.
I really love the blue brick background it gives more live and lets chill and enjoy beer vibe....anyway martin damn right on the spot with the gravities haha I love Lauren face like more complex beers?..yei...I guess... haha
Been playing around with stepped mash regime in largers (not much point I find) but I think it may be more important in Belgian beers which I'm hoping to move into. Any thoughts on that? Or perhaps you would consider doing a comparison of a simple mash regime with a complex stepped version for the same ingredients in a Belgian style? Great content as always, thanks.
I tried overnight mash too! My malt had toooooo few enzyms in it, overnight mash rescured! Next, wanna combine overnight mash with Decoction! In my brew clique I am famous for decoction brews. My first overnight mash was startet at 155°F and ended after 10hours to 131°F in insulatet mash tun and room temperature.
I am thinking of brewing a dubbel as a start of a solera. I don't have an oak solera (yet) but I think if I use some oak spirals it might make for some interesting beers. The reason for a dubbel is that I want to pull a batch for a cherry double, an apricot, and so on. Also thinking of a blending a few old and new beers to see where I can take it. I would think aging it would make for a better beer. Has your beer aged well?
Martin, great brew. Have you considered trying to install a CIP on the clawhammer lid for easier cleaning? It’s getting a bit old scrubbing or using a ton of PBW. Cheers!
Awesome video and ditto brew! As a Dutchman myself I can assure you it's pronounced not like "dooble" but more like "duhbol" if you see what I mean :) It's closer to the English double than you might think.
Hey Martin, unsure if this has been addressed, but do you have any comments on your Clawhammer system compared/contrasted to Brau Supply system you previously used? I'm comparing them trying to decide which I might purchase. Love your channel by the way...look forward to it every Tuesday.
Have you ever started a mash off with room temperature strike water and then used the recirculation pump and element to bring it up to mash conversion temperature? If so expected results?
Im planning on making one of these in the near future and have been debating on how long to condition it for. Any suggestions on how long to let it sit before drinking?? Loving these videos! Can't wait for the Tripel!
What was your anticipated final gravity. You said that you were wondering if it would be lower because of the lower mash temp. Was 1.010 what you were expecting. I would anticipate that you wouldn’t get all those sugars from the lower mash temp because, as I understand it some of those enzymes would get denatured at the higher initial temp. Also most of the starch would have been converted so even if the enzymes were not denatured, there is not much starch left for them to convert.
That mash tun needs a hat on it, heat rises,would like to see how the temperature was maintained if you'd thrown a blanket on the top of it. Certainly a good idea to save watts during the mash and boil with the insulation regardless of your voltage.
You can buy these neopren coats at the next scuba shop. No need to pay the price at clawhammer. And with a little handcrafting you can make it fit your needs.
I always have the question about fermentation time. You said/note Age: 6 weeks. does that mean something like 2 weeks primary fermentation and then 4 weeks in a keg before drinking?
@@TheHomebrewChallenge Are you tasting it along the way in a small sample to determine its best flavor or are you following the style guidelines for aging?
Hi Martin, what is a typical efficiency that you get from the Clawhammer system? I'm looking to upgrade to an eBIAB system and want to invest in a system that can give me good efficiency. Thanks, and cheers from the Charlotte area.
I also see 68% pretty commonly with my Clawhammer system. But typically i can bump it up to the lower 70s by stirring the grains a couple times throughout the mash! :)
To get good efficiency with brew in a bag, you need to crush as fine as possible (high conversion efficiency), use a very fine mesh bag like a Wilserbrewer and squeeze it after mash (higher lautter efficiency). You're likely not going to get stellar efficiency numbers from any kind of brew in a basket. But efficiency is not all that important at the home-brew scale.
no, Dubbel is dutch and the dutch U is spoken like german Ü. because the double B in the middle, the U is spoken short and open like a minor vokal. the L is spoken like in english "fat L".
Yes, it is pronounced as dübbel with thd german ü. But the beer got it's name from the crosses that the brewers marked on the barrels. It was a sign how heavy the beer is on alcohol. One cross is enkel in English single. Two crosses was the dubbel or in English double. 3 crosses is tripple or trippel in English.
If you're tight like me, you can use a cut to size yoga mat with elastic straps to insulate your kettle.
And if you are tight like me, you can keep using it for yoga while it insulates the kettle.
The monks do it with pilsner malt and caramelized sugar, and Belgian yeast. The color is from the burned sugar. My best dubbel was with pilsner, crystal 120, sugar and bitter orange peel. BE-256 yeast. Best beer I ever made.
I just finished a Dubbel as described. I tried making my own inverted sugar/ candi sugar , and it worked in the main , however it appeared a lot darker in the pan. Once it cooled it was a little light and Im pretty sure the EBC will be lower than the standard. Let's see how it tastes which is the main thing.
Awesome to read, I'll be brewing a dubbel with homemade Candi Sirup and BE-256 too.
Another enjoyable video as always. This channel and a few others were amazing sources of information to get into home brewing so thanks for the great content.
Great video! I've also had success doing an overnight mash for getting a beer to be nice and dry.
Another great video. Can't wait for next week's beer...like you need my kudos, but keep up the great work. The videos are amazing and the easy highlight to my Tuesdays!
Thank you!
Like all your videos and having a laugh on your pronouncing on the Belgian beers. Learned a lot with you video's. Can't wait to see the rest of the 99 styles! Greetings from the Netherlands.
LOL, oh you should go back and hear the mess of make of some of the German lagers
I completely forgot that this was what I wanted to brew next but I already purchased my next two batches of ingredients 🤣
Looks lovely! can't wait for next week though (especially after the Belgian beers I've been drinking lately)
Me too!
I really love the blue brick background it gives more live and lets chill and enjoy beer vibe....anyway martin damn right on the spot with the gravities haha I love Lauren face like more complex beers?..yei...I guess... haha
Glad to hear you like the new background
I use a 50 litre stainless steel thermos pot for my mashing. Keeps it within 1 deg C for a long while and no need to plug in.
I really enjoy all of your videos and your challenge has given me lots of great beers to brew.
When is clawhammer going to be in your studio ?
I wonder how the R-value of neoprene compares to something like the water heater wraps you can get at hardware stores.
Been playing around with stepped mash regime in largers (not much point I find) but I think it may be more important in Belgian beers which I'm hoping to move into. Any thoughts on that? Or perhaps you would consider doing a comparison of a simple mash regime with a complex stepped version for the same ingredients in a Belgian style? Great content as always, thanks.
That would be a fun one to try.
I tried overnight mash too! My malt had toooooo few enzyms in it, overnight mash rescured!
Next, wanna combine overnight mash with Decoction! In my brew clique I am famous for decoction brews.
My first overnight mash was startet at 155°F and ended after 10hours to 131°F in insulatet mash tun and room temperature.
I am thinking of brewing a dubbel as a start of a solera. I don't have an oak solera (yet) but I think if I use some oak spirals it might make for some interesting beers. The reason for a dubbel is that I want to pull a batch for a cherry double, an apricot, and so on. Also thinking of a blending a few old and new beers to see where I can take it. I would think aging it would make for a better beer. Has your beer aged well?
That sounds great. And yeah have generally been very pleased with the aged beers.
Martin, great brew. Have you considered trying to install a CIP on the clawhammer lid for easier cleaning? It’s getting a bit old scrubbing or using a ton of PBW. Cheers!
I have a CIP ball but not sure how I’d get it in to the kettle. Drill a hole in the lid?
Awesome video and ditto brew! As a Dutchman myself I can assure you it's pronounced not like "dooble" but more like "duhbol" if you see what I mean :) It's closer to the English double than you might think.
“Duhbol”. Gotcha!
Hey Martin, unsure if this has been addressed, but do you have any comments on your Clawhammer system compared/contrasted to Brau Supply system you previously used? I'm comparing them trying to decide which I might purchase. Love your channel by the way...look forward to it every Tuesday.
So happy to drink my belgian dobbel while enjoying this. Cheers :-)
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Have you ever started a mash off with room temperature strike water and then used the recirculation pump and element to bring it up to mash conversion temperature?
If so expected results?
Oh man I love Belgian Dubbel, I have a recipe where I throw in frozen cherries and it perfectly pairs with those fruity notes in the beer. So good!
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Im planning on making one of these in the near future and have been debating on how long to condition it for. Any suggestions on how long to let it sit before drinking?? Loving these videos! Can't wait for the Tripel!
I waited (impatiently) for 6 weeks.
What was your anticipated final gravity. You said that you were wondering if it would be lower because of the lower mash temp. Was 1.010 what you were expecting. I would anticipate that you wouldn’t get all those sugars from the lower mash temp because, as I understand it some of those enzymes would get denatured at the higher initial temp. Also most of the starch would have been converted so even if the enzymes were not denatured, there is not much starch left for them to convert.
Like a glove 🧤
That mash tun needs a hat on it, heat rises,would like to see how the temperature was maintained if you'd thrown a blanket on the top of it.
Certainly a good idea to save watts during the mash and boil with the insulation regardless of your voltage.
Agreed, would be a good thing to try.
Nice, man...from Brazil🤗😄🖒🖒
You can buy these neopren coats at the next scuba shop. No need to pay the price at clawhammer. And with a little handcrafting you can make it fit your needs.
Would there be any difference if heat was applied to mash throughout the night? Other than the electricity bill of course...
Possibly a higher FG if the temp has stayed consistent.
Love the idea of mashing overnight! Did you notice any drawbacks? Any impact on body?
FG finished quite low so maybe slightly drier beer than otherwise.
@@TheHomebrewChallenge I think the lower FG can also be because of the candy sugar syrup
This is what I do every time I mash now, but I just use a down sleeping bag. By the morning I have usually lost about 10 degrees celsius
Tuck you wort in to sleep at night 😀
@@TheHomebrewChallenge haha, yep
When’s the triple comin? Is it up next?
Sure is
The colour is Amberley.
How many hours from mash-in at 152, until next morning at 86 degrees? Are we talking 6-7, or 9-10?
I always have the question about fermentation time. You said/note Age: 6 weeks. does that mean something like 2 weeks primary fermentation and then 4 weeks in a keg before drinking?
Exactly that.
@@TheHomebrewChallenge Are you tasting it along the way in a small sample to determine its best flavor or are you following the style guidelines for aging?
how long did it take for that 1214 to wake up?
Hi Martin, what is a typical efficiency that you get from the Clawhammer system? I'm looking to upgrade to an eBIAB system and want to invest in a system that can give me good efficiency. Thanks, and cheers from the Charlotte area.
Hi there Bill. I typically see around 68% without sparging.
I also see 68% pretty commonly with my Clawhammer system. But typically i can bump it up to the lower 70s by stirring the grains a couple times throughout the mash! :)
To get good efficiency with brew in a bag, you need to crush as fine as possible (high conversion efficiency), use a very fine mesh bag like a Wilserbrewer and squeeze it after mash (higher lautter efficiency). You're likely not going to get stellar efficiency numbers from any kind of brew in a basket. But efficiency is not all that important at the home-brew scale.
What is that song at 8 minutes??? Fantastic
What was your starting water volume for the mash? It looked like on the video it was low.
Where is Lauren from? She has a half English, half American accent!
Exactly. Born UK, lives USA.
Bravooooooo
Overnight mash and you saw a drop in efficiency ..... doh!
Ended up with the right ABV with a lower FG so all kinda worked out? 🤷♂️
Did I miss it? What was FG?
There was a little popup during the tasting that listed the FG at 1.010.
@@BrentLangdon thanks,,, eating lunch while watching videos 🤦♂️
Dubbel is pronounced as “double” 😀
no, Dubbel is dutch and the dutch U is spoken like german Ü. because the double B in the middle, the U is spoken short and open like a minor vokal.
the L is spoken like in english "fat L".
Yes, it is pronounced as dübbel with thd german ü. But the beer got it's name from the crosses that the brewers marked on the barrels. It was a sign how heavy the beer is on alcohol. One cross is enkel in English single. Two crosses was the dubbel or in English double. 3 crosses is tripple or trippel in English.
It wouldn’t be a true Homebrew Challenge video without screwing up the pronunciation
@@Jojan1979 I explained in the last homebrew challenge enkel/dubbel/tripel/quadrupel thing.
from the name, you are dutch or flemish?
Not drinking a double from a chalice glass? *triggered*
people get thrown in jail for lesser things here in Belgium
A very fair point 😁
Loose the hat! You look like Kevin the teenager and I can’t concentrate on what you are saying
😆 Enjoyed the Harry Enfield reference.
Or lose maybe
loose the hat.
Then it wouldn't sit on properly