Trappy the Slapp Happy Ale (M7)
Specialty Beer • All Grain • 2 gal
This is the first of many attempts. Im attempting to clone a Chimay.
July 4, 2010 pm 01:37pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 2 gal)
- 4 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 2 lbs
American Caramel 40°L
American Caramel 40°L
Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.
- .5 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- .3 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .7 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .5 oz
Corriander crushed - Start of boil (omitted from calculations)
Corriander crushed
Coriander is the seed of Coriandrum sativum, a plant in the parsley family. The seed is ground or crushed. Coriander has a mild, distinctive taste similar to a blend of lemon and sage.
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White Labs WLP500 Trappist Ale
White Labs WLP500 Trappist 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.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.080 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 19.6 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 8.5% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 21.4 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
Brewed it, and liked it.
2010-07-21 12:30pm
I brewed this beer and bottled one a little early. The beer has a very nice head; nice fragrant bouquet with slight citrus notes. Taste is full bodied with a touch too much bitterness. I would drop the 60 min hops addition to .3 ounces. I will be changing this recipe until it's exact. They will have the same name but there will be roman numerals to signify the edition.
Adjustments
2010-07-25 1:02pm
I have adjusted the hops amounts and times to get the bitterness under control. I have read that the honey should be added later in the boil with only 5 min. left in the boil as to not boil off the delicate flavors and aromas.
