I've mentioned a few times on this blog that I want to concentrate more on my BJCP Goal and my Roll-a-Style list this year.
I have harvested Belgian Ale Yeast from Tafel Mystère Belgian Single (Batch 367), and since I have a few somewhat high ABV Belgium styles to work through on the list, I decided to actually plan stepping up the harvested yeast rather than wait for the random roll to get to these styles.
The first Belgium on the list is 25A. Belgian Blond Ale, and so ....
I pretended to roll:
Which corresponded to 25A. Belgian Blond Ale.
A golden, moderately-strong Belgian ale with a pleasantly subtle citrusy-spicy yeast complexity, smooth malty palate, and dry, soft finish.
I would like this to be done right around the beginning of Lent, and since I was not doing "Seasonals" in 2025, I will not have my world-famous "Mardi Bock" this year.
I thought naming this beer "Mardi Blonde" would work for this timing.
I didn't really overthink the recipe. I basically took Jamil's Belgium Blond recipe from Brewing Classic Styles and modified it slightly to work for my system.
Now that I've "rolled" this style, my Roll-a-Style list looks like this:
My "Bench" now includes:
- 29D. Grape Ale
- 32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer
- Specialty IPA: Belgian IPA
- Specialty IPA: White IPA
- Specialty IPA: Brut IPA
- SheppyBrew Random Recipe
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