One of my favorite styles. I used to work for a Belgian company and used to visit Antwerp 2x/year and fell in love with DeKonninck. So my version is patterned after that beer. I usually use OYL-049 from Olympic as it is the DeKonninck strain which is not as expressive as most Belgian yeasts and available year round unlike WLP515 which is seasonal. I find it similar to a Kölsch yeast when done slightly cooler it's almost lager like. But my next batch I will try the Ardennes yeast per your recipe as I do like the Chouffe beers. Thanks for the video.
I ususally just use Brewfather/brunwater with RO and it will spit out the HCO3. Hard to adjust this given I'm starting with RO. You need carbonic acid to get Chalk into solution.
Thanks to share it !
Love the videos and the info you provide in them. Thank you!
One of my favorite styles. I used to work for a Belgian company and used to visit Antwerp 2x/year and fell in love with DeKonninck. So my version is patterned after that beer. I usually use OYL-049 from Olympic as it is the DeKonninck strain which is not as expressive as most Belgian yeasts and available year round unlike WLP515 which is seasonal. I find it similar to a Kölsch yeast when done slightly cooler it's almost lager like. But my next batch I will try the Ardennes yeast per your recipe as I do like the Chouffe beers. Thanks for the video.
Been waiting for this vid all my life. Cheers to homebrew!
great stuff as always, thanks!
My pleasure!
Thanks. Quick question… how do you determine/measure HCO32+?
I ususally just use Brewfather/brunwater with RO and it will spit out the HCO3. Hard to adjust this given I'm starting with RO. You need carbonic acid to get Chalk into solution.