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West Mall Tripel

West Mall Tripel

Belgian Tripel • Extract • 5 gal

rowanmalin

An experimental tripel

September 4, 2003  03:01pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1/4 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • 1/4 lbs Weyermann CaraFoam®;Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraFoam®;Weyermann

    Pilsner, Lagerbier, alcohol-reduced Beer, Light Beer, Bock Beer

  • 8 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract

    Dry Extra Light Extract

    For making very pale ales and lagers.

  • 1 lbs Candi Sugar Clear

    Candi Sugar Clear

    Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.

  • 1/4 lbs Malto Dextrin

    Malto Dextrin

    Adds body and mouthfeel. For all extract beers. Does not ferment.

  • 1.5 oz Styrian Goldings -4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • .5 oz Styrian Goldings -4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 1tsp Irish Moss (15 minutes) -(omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss (15 minutes)

  • White LabsWLP500Trappist Ale

    White LabsWLP500Trappist Ale

    From one of the six Trappist breweries remaining in the world, this yeast produces the distinctive fruitiness and plum characteristics. Excellent yeast for high gravity beers, Belgian ales, dubbels and trippels.

Notes

Steep crushed Aromatic and CaraFoam at 152°F for 30 minutes. I used a 800ml starter of yeast cultured from a bottle of Chimay Cinq Cents (White Label) instead of the WLP500.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 -Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: C -Belgian Tripel

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.082 1.075 -1.085
Terminal Gravity: 1.016 1.008 -1.014
Color: 5.5 SRM 4.5 -7
Alcohol: 8.8% ABV 7.5% -9.5%
Bitterness: 23.3 IBU 20 -40

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