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Offline bierview

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Allagash Tripple
« on: February 18, 2017, 02:51:45 pm »
Just had one of these brews side by side to my Tripple Belian. Almost exact except that Allagash had a bit more of a yeasty flavor. What do I need to do to achieve that. Not that I think Allagash is the best Belgian out there, just that i enjoyed it a bit more.

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Re: Allagash Tripple
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2017, 11:38:34 pm »
Some people use some yeast slurry for bottle conditioning to up the flavor.
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Re: Allagash Tripple
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2017, 06:24:09 am »
Just had one of these brews side by side to my Tripple Belian. Almost exact except that Allagash had a bit more of a yeasty flavor. What do I need to do to achieve that. Not that I think Allagash is the best Belgian out there, just that i enjoyed it a bit more.

When you say "yeasty" what exactly are you going for? I like the beers from Allagash but definitely notice that, like other North American interpretations of Tripel, it has a yeast flavor profile more on the Hefe spectrum than that of a Trappist or Abbey Tripel.

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Allagash Tripple
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2017, 09:06:37 pm »
I think they use what is essentially a wit yeast for most of their beers. That could be what you're detecting. You might be able to culture the yeast from a bottle.


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Re: Allagash Tripple
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2017, 01:52:47 am »
Some people use some yeast slurry for bottle conditioning to up the flavor.

Curt,

Have you used the slurry before?  I see a few problems from over carbonation to risking contamination.  Would like to hear your thoughts on this process.

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Re: Allagash Tripple
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2017, 10:47:47 pm »
No i have not, but I do bottle condition all my beers.
I bottle condition my belgian beers warmer for more flavor.
here's a food read.

https://byo.com/mead/item/1207-on-the-yeast-guide-to-bottle-conditioning
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