I very carefully looked at Unibroue's new website while formulating my recipe. In specific I paid attention to the srm, or color of the beer at 18. The clarity- cloudy which says to me there is some wheat in the grain bill. The head- fine rocky foam- unmalted wheat? The nose and flavor, which give clues to the mash temperature and possible spices added- Nose- Malt, orange, wild spices with fragrances of coriander and cloves and floral hop notes. Flavor- Robust maltiness and spiciness with a crisp hop finish. And the listed IBU of 22.
This is what I came up with...
6lb 2 oz Pilsner malt
2 lb Pale wheat malt
1 lb 9 oz table sugar
1 lb Munich Malt
1 lb flaked wheat/spelt
14 oz special b
.5 oz Styrian Goldings pellet @ 90 min.
.75 oz Styrian Goldings pellet @ 15 min.
.5 oz Styrian Goldings pellet @ 10 min.
.5 oz Styrian Goldings pellet @ 5 min.
.5 oz Styrian Goldings pellet @ 1 min.
14 g dried sweet orange peel
14 g coriander
.5 g clove
1 g white pepper
1 g grains of paradise all @ 10 min.
Wyeast 3864.
og- 1.063
fg- 1.007
7.61% abv, 71% attenuation
I think that this recipe should hit close, and if not, I'm sure it'll be delicious anyway!
11/10/10- Brewed a bit after I thought I would get to it. Mashed at 154 for 90 min with 3.5 gal water. Had a 90 min boil, forgot to add 1 min hops. Though it tastes good, low efficency again. I am not sure what the problem is. I did discover that my hydrometer is a little off (add .007 to each reading).
Yeast starter.
Sugar, hops, and spices. I used a mix of table sugar and rock sugar.
The boil.
Racking from pot to fermentor.
12/22/10- Bottled with 7/8 c of corn sugar. I had cold crashed it for a week or so in the garage before. Ended up at 7.6% abv, which is a touch shy of Maudite. Does taste similar, though with too much hop aroma and flavor. Should have added more for the boil and little or none towards the end.But the beer beneath those hops! Very close to Maudite I would say.
2/1/11- Side by side tasting with Maudite.
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