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Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 8:31 pm
by cannondale
Lackey wrote:No. I'd like to chat about it here though. Personally, I like the idea of a belgo-CASScadian since I should have some Westmalle yeast kicking around...malt bill and hopping??? Suggestions?
My $0.02:
Malts: I'm loving Vienna these days. Either go all Vienna, or Vienna + Pale base and a little light caramel malt.
Hops: Bitter with something clean like Yakima Magnum. Finish with a mountain of Cascade and/or Centennial and/or another pungent cascadian hop.
Yeast: Westmalle.
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:42 pm
by phirleh
cannondale wrote:Lackey wrote:No. I'd like to chat about it here though. Personally, I like the idea of a belgo-CASScadian since I should have some Westmalle yeast kicking around...malt bill and hopping??? Suggestions?
My $0.02:
Malts: I'm loving Vienna these days. Either go all Vienna, or Vienna + Pale base and a little light caramel malt.
Hops: Bitter with something clean like Yakima Magnum. Finish with a mountain of Cascade and/or Centennial and/or another pungent cascadian hop.
Yeast: Westmalle.
I like the Belgian touch, WL530?, most of my Cda's lately have been cascade for boil hops with a citra dry hop
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 1:25 am
by Derek
You could take different approaches to the recipe:
1. Cascadian Dark Ale fermented with Belgian yeast
2. Belgian Strong Dark, with American hops.
3. Hybrid somewhere in between?
4. Don't even make it dark, as Grub suggested.
I'd probably lean towards #1, but throw in a little Belgian Special B (maybe Belgian Biscuit and/or Munich as well?). For the hopping, I'd go more fruity than piny (cascade, centennial, citra, maybe amarillo?).
This could be really unique!
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:40 pm
by dutchcanuck
I don't know much, and I don't know if this would be possible, but has anyone considered a Belgian-Cascadian Hybrid IPA? Or would that just be silly?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:19 pm
by Kish84
Hotel is now booked!! I don't know much about TTC/GO routes, but I'm sure I can get some help on here
. Staying at the Hyatt Regency on King.
Are we sampling beers while brewing?? (Should I bring something to share?)
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:58 pm
by grub
Kish84 wrote:Hotel is now booked!! I don't know much about TTC/GO routes, but I'm sure I can get some help on here
. Staying at the Hyatt Regency on King.
you're spitting distance to union, where you can hop on the lakeshore go line (IIRC) and get within about a 10min walk of great lakes. worked out well the time i went down for project x.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:03 pm
by phirleh
Kish84 wrote:
Are we sampling beers while brewing?? (Should I bring something to share?)
I was going to ask the same thing, I`ve got a bomber I was thinking of bringing.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:04 pm
by phirleh
grub wrote:Kish84 wrote:Hotel is now booked!! I don't know much about TTC/GO routes, but I'm sure I can get some help on here
. Staying at the Hyatt Regency on King.
you're spitting distance to union, where you can hop on the lakeshore go line (IIRC) and get within about a 10min walk of great lakes. worked out well the time i went down for project x.
You want to get off at Mimico station, 2 stations west of Union on the Go Lakeshore line. Then just walk north.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:01 am
by Swordsman
I work downtown and am taking the Go train to Mimico and walking. What time should we all be meeting?
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:21 am
by phirleh
Swordsman wrote:I work downtown and am taking the Go train to Mimico and walking. What time should we all be meeting?
I think the brew day starts at 1:00, if you are taking the Go train, it only comes once an hour, so from Union you want to catch the 12:43 if you want to make it for just after 1, next train is 1:43 and every hour after (it changes a little after 3:00)
Lakeshore West
12:43
1:43
2:43
3:33
4:13
4:43
5:13
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:17 pm
by Derek
Have fun tomorrow!
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:19 am
by Jon Walker
Well...the day is finally here. I hope everyone has a great time and a wonderful beer comes out of it. Please take lots of pics and post all your stories here...I would like to enjoy the experience even though I cannot be there.
Cheers,
Jon
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:18 am
by Cass
Unfortunately a work thing came up and will keep me away for a little bit this afternoon. But I'll get down there as soon as I can!
Thanks Jon again for the organizing, super cool.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:30 am
by phirleh
Jon Walker wrote:Well...the day is finally here. I hope everyone has a great time and a wonderful beer comes out of it. Please take lots of pics and post all your stories here...I would like to enjoy the experience even though I cannot be there.
Cheers,
Jon
Thanks for getting the ball rolling Jon, it will be a good afternoon.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:22 am
by dutchcanuck
No worries Jon, I made sure my camera's battery was good to go last night. We will make sure to create an epic flickr album for you!