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Website'''Orval Brewery''' is a Belgian Trappist brewery located in the Guame region of Belgium. Its flagship beer, Orval, is known for going through a secondary fermentation in the bottle with a single strain of ''Brettanomyces bruxellensis''.<ref>[https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orval_Brewery Orval Brewery. Wikipedia. Retrieved 10/23/2019.]</ref><ref>[http://www.orvalbabblebelt.com/newboard/thread.html?tid=1108752780&th=1275339078&pg=21&tpg=1&add=1 Chad Yakobson.be The Burgundian Babblebelt forum. 06/website09/2010.]</ref> Beer historian Ron Pattinson has claimed that there is evidence to suggest that Orval is a close relative and perhaps even reflective of historical English pale ale.<ref>[http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2011/04/brettanomyces-and-pale-ale.html?showComment=1302003154073#c2179803049904055047 Ron Pattinson. Shut Up About Barclay Perkins blog. 04/05/2011. Retrieved 10/23/2019.]</ref>

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwHxEaWDaZI Ron Pattinson explains that Orval closely represents 19th century English stock IPAs on the Doug Piper show.] ==Clone Recipe==Wyeast Orval Clone Recipe ORVAL CLONE - Overview *The brewing techniques similar to those of pale ales and bitters.*A two or three step infusion mash is done using a blend of malts to yield bright orange wort.*Styrian Golding and Hallertau-Hersbrucker hops are used throughout the boil to contribute flavor and bitterness around 33-35 IBUs.*Belgian candy sugar is used to boost the gravity in the kettle.*Primary fermentation is carried out with a mild Belgian strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.*The beer is dry hopped in the secondary to produce a delicate spicy hop aroma.*[[Brettanomyces]] culture in the secondary and for bottle conditioning.*This gives the beer a very unique flavor profile.*Beer develops flavors and aromas reminiscent of pie cherry and other Brett characters.*Ferments some of the remaining complex sugars present in the beer, which gives it a high level of carbonation. '''BREWING TECHNIQUES''' Malt Bill *Pale 2-Row 49%*Pilsner malt 31%*Munich 10L 10%*Carapils 10%*Crystal 60L 1% Mashing *Mash in malts at 142 °F (61 °C) and rest for 15 minutes.*Heat mash to 154 °F (67 °C) and rest for 25 minutes.*Heat mash to 162 °F (72 °C) and rest for 30 minutes.*Heat mash to 170 °F (76 °C) and rest for 10 minutes.*Sparge at 170 °F (76 °C) until kettle is full (1.042 specific gravity). Boil *Add Belgian candi sugar to increase gravity to 1.054.*Boil for one hour, adding hops at the following times:*At the beginning of the boil add 1 part Styrian Golding and 2 parts Hallertau-Hersbrucker to contribute ~23 IBUs.*30 minutes into the boil add 1 part Styrian Golding and 2 parts Hallertau-Hersbrucker to contribute ~10 IBUs.*End of boil add Styrian Goldings for finish hops.*Cool wort to ~63 °F (17 °C). Fermentation *Pitch with a mild Belgian ale strain (Wyeast 3522).*Ferment at 65 °F (18 °C) for 4-6 days.*Rack to secondary.*Add the Brettanomyces culture (Wyeast 5526)*Add Styrian Golding whole hops.*Condition for two weeks in secondary at cellar temperature (50-60 °F/10-15 °C). Bottling *Prime with dextrose or malt extract and bottle.*Condition at cellar temperature for 6 weeks.*This beer can be stored for months to years, during which the hop aroma will subside and the Brett character will become more pronounced.  ===External Resources===* [http://www.candisyrup.com/uploads/6/0/3/5/6035776/orval_clone_-_040.pdf Candisyrup.com clone recipe.]* [http://www.orval.be/en/58/How-Orval-beer-is-made Orval's website details how the beer is produced.]* [http://edsbeer.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/a-visit-to-orval-brewery.html?m=1 "A visit to Orval brewery", Ed's Beer Sites Site - information about recipe, process, and fermentation profile.]* [https://edsbeer.blogspot.de/2017/03/coming-to-understanding-with-orval-yeast.html?m=1 "Coming to an understanding with Orval yeast", Ed's Beer Site.]* [http://www.morebeer.com/brewingtechniques/library/backissues/issue6.3/debenedetti.html "Inside Orval" by Christian T. DeBenedetti, BrewingTechniques, 1998.]* [http://www.thefarmhouseobsession.com/2017/10/inspired-beer-orval.html Gus Addkison's "Inspired Beer - Orval."] ===External Links===* [https://www.orval.be/en/ Official Website]* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N03L8kPYQE Martyn Cornell discusses the history of ''Brettanomyces'' in IPA and makes a comparison to Orval as representing historical IPA; The Craft Beer Channel (~8:30 mins in).]* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/posts/1619533264741548/ MTF post by Ed Wray and link to his experiences at Orval.]* [https://byo.com/recipe/ode-to-val-dor/?utm_source=Brew+Your+Own+-+Live&utm_campaign=a7240aedc3-BYO+Newsletter+%2392+Inactive+-+10%2F3 Orval recipe by John Holl; Sept 2020 Brew Your Own Magazine.]