Tafel Mystère Belgian Single
Brewed: 12/14/2024 Kegged: 12/22/2024
Knowing that I would have family coming in soon to celebrate my son's graduation from High School, I thought I'd better create a quick table/session beer for me to drink.
I had some unlabeled harvested yeast in the fridge. I was fairly sure it was Belgian Ale Yeast harvested from Dubble Minor and/or Doodle Bop, but I wasn't 100% sure.
Regardless, I figured I would use in this "Mystery" Table beer.
Short boil to get a quick brew day done. Quick fermenation.
Nice little table beer.
I've entered "Belgium Single" as the style, although since I'm not 100% sure that the yeast is Belgian and since I'm using Centennial hops, it might be more of an American Blonde.
Honestly, though, who care what style I call it as long as I like drinking it.
On untappd: Tafel Mystère Belgian Single
For more information on this beer, see Sheppy's Blog: Tafel Mystère
| Tafel Mystère --- Batch 2 (367) |
| Style | Belgian Single | Batch Size | 5.50 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 6.48 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 65.00 | Boil Time | 40 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.045 SG | Estimated FG | 1.009 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 25.2 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 4.8 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.561 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 5.1 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.046 | Measured FG: | 1.007 | ||||
| ADF: | 84 | Measured ABV: | 5.1 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.15 gal | Denver, Colorado | Water | 1 | - | - |
| 4.00 g | Calcium Chloride (Mash) | Water Agent | 2 | - | - |
| 4.00 g | Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) | Water Agent | 3 | - | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Lactic Acid (Mash) | Water Agent | 4 | - | - |
| 8 lbs | Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 78.0 % | 0.63 gal |
| 2 lbs | Rye Malt (Proximity) (4.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 19.5 % | 0.16 gal |
| 4.0 oz | Sugar, Table (Sucrose) [Boil] (1.0 SRM) | Sugar | 7 | 2.4 % | 0.02 gal |
| 1.000 oz | Centennial [9.80 %] - Boil 35.0 min | Hop | 8 | 25.2 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) | Fining | 9 | - | - |
| 1.0 pkg | Belgian Ale Yeast (Wyeast Labs #1214) [124.21 ml] | Yeast | 10 | - | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saccharification | Add 30.86 qt of water at 155.9 F | 150.0 F | 240 min |
If steeping, remove grains,
and prepare to boil wort
*NOTE: We think the yeast is WY1214, but it might be something else.
Make small yeast starter a day or two before brew day.
Water salts bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith) to
Ca=101,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=127,Cl=90,HCO3=104
Acid to bring water pH to around 5.3
Mash as directed. (Overnight mash)
Boil as directed.
Cool wort to as close to 60F as possible.
Ferment in low 60's for a day or two then let the fermentation rise to ambient temp.
Keg after one to two weeks in fermentor. Force carbonate to taste.
Enjoy!
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG | (1.042 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | (6.48 gal) | |||
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Brewing Notes
11/27/2024 Thinking I'll brew this in December to refresh my Belgium yeast harvest. Hoping to brew some more Belgium beers in the first quarter of 2025.
12/4/2024 Compared the cost of grains from Tom's ($28.70) vs Brew Hut ($21.90). $6.80 difference in price for such a low grain total seems excessive. I wish the Brew Hut was closer to my home brewery, but almost $7 for an extra 20 minutes round-trip seems like a bargain.
12/7/2024 Making a starter with 6 cups water. Really old harvested yeast ... Almost a year and a half. Have some dry yeast as a backup. Planning on picking up ingredients later today, and hope to brew tomorrow.
12/9/2024 Didn't brew over the weekend, but I have ingredients and the yeast starter ready to go. Can brew anytime I guess.
12/14/2024 Wasn't planning on brewing today, but there isn't much else going on until DU / CC game tonight, so I started up the mash. It is a long one. Usually I'd be sleeping while it goes on.
12/14/2024 Brew day went well. OG at 1.046. First batch using the Tilt PI.
12/15/2024 Fermentation took off sometime yesterday evening and is now going strong. Tilt says 1.035 at 68. This is the first beer I've used Tilt PI for. It's nice to see gravity and temp from bed.
12/16/2024 Still bubbling pretty hard. Tilt says 1.015 at 69 right now. Probably has a day or two of active fermentation left. I killed Will-o-Wisp, so I have room in the beer fridge. I may be able to keg this by the coming weekend.
12/18/2024 Bubbling pretty much stopped. Krausen pretty much gone. Beer looking clear. Tilt says 1.003 at 66 degrees. If that is accurate, the ABV is around 5.6% with adf around 92%. I think it's pretty safe to say this is ready to keg.
12/20/2024 Tilt says 1.002 at 65. I stopped the log. Need to get this kegged up. Probably tomorrow (Saturday), but we'll see.
12/22/2024 Kegged. Calling the fg 1.007, which makes this a 5.1% ABV and 84 adf. Nice ce simple beer. A bit more funk in the nose than the flavor. Fairly balanced. Dry but not overly so.
12/26/2024 I've been drinking quite a bit of this, saving Decemberfest and Hooligans for guests who seem to like those beers better. I'm really liking this beer. Nothing too fancy. Just a nice simple beer. Just a touch of the "Belgium" flavor to make it a little more interesting. I suspect this keg will kick quicker than I expect and I'll be surprised when it happens.
1/3/2025 Starting to get nice and clear. Tastes great still. Yummy. Simple and easy drinking.
1/10/2025 Crystal clear. Nice little Belgium funk with a touch of citrus. Nice simple drinkable beer.
1/19/2025 Yummy. Not the most complex beer in the world, but the kind of beer you I can drink a bunch of. 😋
2/1/2025 Slightly fruity. Great with cheese. Simple beer for beer drinkers.
2/6/2025 Crystal clear right now. I don't think there's much left. Nice simple beer with a touch of pear ester.
2/13/2025 Yeah ... The keg blew. Only got about a quarter of a glass. Wonderful beer while it lasted. Now I have room for Mardi Blonde.
11/27/2024 Thinking I'll brew this in December to refresh my Belgium yeast harvest. Hoping to brew some more Belgium beers in the first quarter of 2025.
12/4/2024 Compared the cost of grains from Tom's ($28.70) vs Brew Hut ($21.90). $6.80 difference in price for such a low grain total seems excessive. I wish the Brew Hut was closer to my home brewery, but almost $7 for an extra 20 minutes round-trip seems like a bargain.
12/7/2024 Making a starter with 6 cups water. Really old harvested yeast ... Almost a year and a half. Have some dry yeast as a backup. Planning on picking up ingredients later today, and hope to brew tomorrow.
12/9/2024 Didn't brew over the weekend, but I have ingredients and the yeast starter ready to go. Can brew anytime I guess.
12/14/2024 Wasn't planning on brewing today, but there isn't much else going on until DU / CC game tonight, so I started up the mash. It is a long one. Usually I'd be sleeping while it goes on.
12/14/2024 Brew day went well. OG at 1.046. First batch using the Tilt PI.
12/15/2024 Fermentation took off sometime yesterday evening and is now going strong. Tilt says 1.035 at 68. This is the first beer I've used Tilt PI for. It's nice to see gravity and temp from bed.
12/16/2024 Still bubbling pretty hard. Tilt says 1.015 at 69 right now. Probably has a day or two of active fermentation left. I killed Will-o-Wisp, so I have room in the beer fridge. I may be able to keg this by the coming weekend.
12/18/2024 Bubbling pretty much stopped. Krausen pretty much gone. Beer looking clear. Tilt says 1.003 at 66 degrees. If that is accurate, the ABV is around 5.6% with adf around 92%. I think it's pretty safe to say this is ready to keg.
12/20/2024 Tilt says 1.002 at 65. I stopped the log. Need to get this kegged up. Probably tomorrow (Saturday), but we'll see.
12/22/2024 Kegged. Calling the fg 1.007, which makes this a 5.1% ABV and 84 adf. Nice ce simple beer. A bit more funk in the nose than the flavor. Fairly balanced. Dry but not overly so.
12/26/2024 I've been drinking quite a bit of this, saving Decemberfest and Hooligans for guests who seem to like those beers better. I'm really liking this beer. Nothing too fancy. Just a nice simple beer. Just a touch of the "Belgium" flavor to make it a little more interesting. I suspect this keg will kick quicker than I expect and I'll be surprised when it happens.
1/3/2025 Starting to get nice and clear. Tastes great still. Yummy. Simple and easy drinking.
1/10/2025 Crystal clear. Nice little Belgium funk with a touch of citrus. Nice simple drinkable beer.
1/19/2025 Yummy. Not the most complex beer in the world, but the kind of beer you I can drink a bunch of. 😋
2/1/2025 Slightly fruity. Great with cheese. Simple beer for beer drinkers.
2/6/2025 Crystal clear right now. I don't think there's much left. Nice simple beer with a touch of pear ester.
2/13/2025 Yeah ... The keg blew. Only got about a quarter of a glass. Wonderful beer while it lasted. Now I have room for Mardi Blonde.