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by seymour » Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:25 pm
Good call. One of the world's very best, no doubt. Brew Like A Monk a book by fellow St. Louisan Stan Hieronymous is very good, but the Orval brewer has since denied what he supposedly told Stan for that book. Whatever. I highly recommend it for in-depth background, techniques, temperatures, durations, pictures, etc, since you're obviously interested in this broad topic.
Meanwhile, these will certainly get you close:
Orval
Brasserie d'Orval in Florenville - Villers-d.-Orval, Belgium
OG: 1055
ABV: 6.8%
Grainbill: 72% 3 Pale Malts (Beauce, Gratinais, Unterfranken, Prisma?), 11.3% French CaraVienne and one other caramel malt, 16% Clear Sugar Syrup
Hops: Styrian Goldings & Hallertau (40 min), Styrian Goldings (late boil and dry hops)
Yeast: bottles contain primary strain and brett blend, primary strain is sold as White Labs WLP510
Orval Petit ("Monks' beer"/Belgian Enkel/Singel)
Brasserie dOrval in Florenville - Villers-d.-Orval, Belgium
OG: 1024
ABV: 3.4%
IBU: 21
Colour: 14°SRM/28°EBC, copper
Grainbill: 3 Pale Malts, 2 Caramel Malts, 16% Clear Invert Syrup (same Orval wort, added to a fermentor with more water)
Hops: Styrian Goldings & Hallertau (40 min), Styrian Goldings (late boil and dry hops)
Yeast: bottles contain primary strain and brett blend, primary strain is sold as White Labs WLP510
Goose Island Matilda (A Belgian-style ale, homage to Orval)
Goose Island in Chicago, Illinois,
ABV: 7.0%
IBU: 32
Colour: hazy golden
Grainbill: Pale, CaraMalt, Sugar
Bittering Hops: Styrian Goldings
Aroma hops: Saaz
Yeast: primary-classic Belgian ale strain, secondary-brett strain
Russian River Temptation (Belgian-style ale similar to Orval)
Russian River in Santa Rosa, California, USA
OG: 1062
ABV: 7.25%
Grainbill: Pilsener Malt, Unmalted Wheat
Hops: Styrian Goldings, Sterling
Yeast: 3 brett strains, aged in Chardonnay barrels
IBU: 27
Colour: hazy golden