Brewing the Belgian Strong

Cleb and I brewed this one (and another two) for Bradley's wedding.

Accoutrements.
Notice the large bag of aged Czech Saaz hops from the old Celis brewery, and the two bears of honey.

That Nalgene bottle contains Cleb's lunatic Belgian yeast culture.












During the boil we pulled long, ropey chunks of carmalized malt from the bottom of the kettle.








Wow. Look how high that hydrometer floats. Off the scale.



















A week later, Scout gives her winning one-legged smile at the carboy. The top popped off this one during fermentation.