In February-March, I spent 10 days visiting future family in Belgium AKA Beer Mecca. While it was primarily a family visit, I still maximized the time for trying all kinds of Belgian beers, learning how to brew them, and taking in the amazing beer culture in Belgium. At the end of this video I compiled everything I learned about how to make Trappist and Abbey-style beers for you guys. Enjoy!
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0:00 Trip overview
1:00 Why travel to Belgium?
1:58 Landscapes and languages
2:53 Food!
3:22 Belgian beer culture
5:50 Belgian ales on draft vs bottle conditioned
6:35 Visiting Chimay and talking with a Trappist Monk
10:22 Visiting Westvleteren
12:35 Trappist vs Abbey beers
13:41 Belgian sour ales
14:38 Knowledge gained – HOW TO BREW Trappist/Abbey ales
16:45 All Belgian yeast strains available to homebrewers
18:12 HOW TO FERMENT Trappist/Abbey ales
20:05 Future plans
20:22 Touristy things
21:24 All of the beer!!
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Based on some further research and some very helpful comments, I’ve found Achel’s yeast is also the Westmalle Strain (Wyeast 3787, WLP530, IMperial Triple DOuble) and Orval’s strain is WLP510 Bastogne Ale
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Sounds amazing!
I’m Belgian and a beer culture aficionado and I learned things in your video – excellently researched and presented, thank you. I had no idea Orval is classified as a tripel (which is bonkers, but still). Interesting on draft vs. bottle conditioned – I’ve always preferred draft when you can find it, and it probably is because it’s less carbonated.
Windmills? I’m from Belgium and even though I’ve lived abroad for decades, I don’t remember seeing many. In Holland on the other hand…
Thanks, I’m a west Flanders Flemish. love west-Vleteren. But I live now in Wallonie and I also love Roche Fort 10.
TRAPPIST WESTVLETEREN is the best. BUT very difficult to get ! Even for me as a Belgian.
Absolutely amazing video, probably the best i have ever seen about Belgian beers!
The special thing about Westvlertren beer is how difficult it is to get. I’m just back from there with a case of blond and a case of 8. They are very special. The St Bernabus 12 is a fantastic Abbey 12 that you can buy anywhere that used to be the Westvlertren 12 until the monks took the brewing in house 30 years ago.