Like most of the homebrewing community, I've brewed heaps of IPAs. I have not however brewed any Belgian styles. I would love to brew an IPA that has some funk to it. Here in Australia, there aren't too many modern examples of Belgian beers that I can think of. Don't worry, I'm planning a trip to California soon! However, I have had some examples of farmhouse or belgian-style IPAs that struck a great balance between American hops and the esters and phenols created by belgian yeasts. Now, it might not be the best place to start if I haven't got much experience working with Belgian yeast strains, but I want to brew a Belgian-style IPA.
My question is - does anyone have any experience with this style and how do I create a good balance between the west coast hops and belgian yeast?
I know the answer is probably trial and error. That's fine - I would love to hear everyone's experiences anyway.
It's probably worth mentioning that I'm using the Wyeast 3655-PC Belgian Schelde Ale. It's from the latest private collection release.
http://www.wyeastlab.com/vssprogram.cfm
Here's a good article I found, but it doesn't really give a first hand homebrewer's account of brewing the 'style'.
https://byo.com/stories/item/636-fermenting-belgian-style-beers
Thanks!