How to Brew a Belgian-Style Christmas Quad | Grain to Glass | Classic Styles
Channel: TheApartmentBrewer
Date: 2018-12-24

In this video, I show my experience brewing an awesome Belgian Quadrupel with added Christmas spices. This is tied with a Belgian Tripel as my favorite kind of beer, so it was daunting, but the beer turned out fantastic! Huge amounts of flavor and complexity all without being too much. My only criticisms were that it was a bit too thick-bodied and could use more spice, bu overall it was an awesome experience and definitely a beer I'll be brewing again. The final beer was 9.6% ABV and 28 IBUs. I hope you enjoy this video as much as I did the beer!
#quad #christmas #trappist

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The 65% Brewhouse efficiency BIAB recipe for 4.5 gallons into the fermenter is below, along with the links to buy these ingredients from Amazon if you wish, but be aware they will not be as fresh as if you bought them in person from your LHBS:

10 lb Belgian Pale 2-Row - https://amzn.to/30dZjGO
1.5 lb Munich - https://amzn.to/2Xxe6Q3
1 lb Special B - https://amzn.to/2LIgeNC
0.75 lb Aromatic malt - https://amzn.to/2JyBsLp
0.75 lb Caramunich - https://amzn.to/2XxhQB5
0.5 lb Melanoiden malt - https://amzn.to/30h1nOn
0.5 lb Wheat malt - https://amzn.to/2JrlFOm
0.75 lb Table sugar - https://amzn.to/2LHQPUr
0.75 lb Dark Candi Syrup - https://amzn.to/2L9NspF

Single Infusion mash at 153 for 90+ minutes

60 minute boil:
60 min - Add 4 oz Hallertau Mittlefruh (2.6% AA) - https://amzn.to/2JsEbpy
5 min - Add 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/8 tsp ground allspice - Ginger - https://amzn.to/2XsKqDL Nutmeg - https://amzn.to/2Jibg8I Cinnamon - https://amzn.to/2LLKFmp Allspice - https://amzn.to/30hZTDr

Yeast: 2 x packages of rehydrated SafBrew T-58 dry Belgian Ale Yeast - https://amzn.to/2JjWwWQ

Ferment for three weeks starting at 68 then slowly raising to 72 degrees to encourage attenuation

FG: 1.016

375 ml Belgian Bottles: https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/375-ml-belgian-style-beer-bottles-crown-finish?variant=8164712546348&gclid=CjwKCAjwsIbpBRBNEiwAZF8-z7tAGipBw0r_TBjUS7dG4tw41BRWLOKwoC_arQwPDuuDzG2sA2iA2xoCgd8QAvD_BwE