Re: Orval help please...

Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:15 am

I can't find that Bastogne yeast anywhere. Is it a 'must' or are they're alternatives?
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Re: Orval help please...

Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:24 am

sheikyerbouti wrote:I can't find that Bastogne yeast anywhere. Is it a 'must' or are they're alternatives?


I asked Jamil and he said that you can also substitute the WLP530 Abbey Ale. I did a batch with this and I was very happy with the results. Mash a little higher than normal if you want some food left over for the Brett.


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Re: Orval help please...

Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:02 am

Mylo- You are a veritable cornucopia of useful information.

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Re: Orval help please...

Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:15 am

I have used two different yeast as primary for this beer (made it twice now...). First time I tried the fermentis Safbrew-T58. Fermented quickly and well. Made a nice beer, of course the brett B. took over after 6 months regarding flavor. The base beer was still quite tasty.
Second time I used Wyeast Belgian Ardennes and this also made a great base beer before adding the Brett. The Ardennes was probably a bit cleaner but then again that would depend on primary ferment temps used. Either way, I would recommend any belgian ale yeast (not a wit yeast though), and ferment 65-68 degrees. The brett dominates the profile over time, so base yeast used did not seem to make such a huge impact. At least with my experiences.... :wink:
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