More like Belg-YUMM! ZING!
Jeff, our itinerant Brew Nazi, really turned up the anal-retentive Monday. I didn’t even know the dial went past 10, but apparently it goes all the way to 11 (anyone? anyone?).
Fortunately, I think the fascist control of our mashing temperature can only help our latest pass at a Belgian. We decided to go with a classic dubbel. Our yeast starter got off to a great start over the weekend and we were only a few points off of our original gravity target, so we’re pretty excited about this one.
Joel is excited for a different reason. He thinks a “Belgian beer” is one that’s made out of really big waffles. They’re so cute when they’re clueless…

Jonathan, Joel & Jeff
April 30th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Explain. What special control did he add to fermentation temp?
After all, I’m always lookin’ for ideas :-)
April 30th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Yeah… I may have exaggerated. The “special control” involved keeping hot water handy in order to add to the mash if the temperature was off.