Belgian Dubbel - Help

[Bingshoe]

Thinking of brewing Belgian Dubbel but never made before.

Wondering if I can get away with Lager Malt instead of Belgium Pilsner?

Receipe I've been playing around with is:

5kg Lager Malt (or Belgium Pilsner)
0.250 CaraMunich
0.250 Belgium Biscuit
0250 Special B
0.600 Candi Sugar

Any advise greatly appreciated.

Matt

 

[phettebs]

I think for a dubbel or a dark strong, you probably could because you don't have to lean so heavily on the base malt like you would with a tripel. For my doubles, I actually include a little bit of chocolate and roast to increase the complexity as well. Is the Candi sugar dark?

 

[Bingshoe]

Thanks Phett. I’m in virgin territory here so if the style called for Dark Candi, then that’s what I’ll include.