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Trappy The Slapp Happy Ale IV (M10)

Trappy The Slapp Happy Ale IV (M10)

Belgian Dark Strong Ale • All Grain • 2 gal

Tappist Ale 1

30 min @ 120F; 30 min @ 148F; 30 min @ 155F. This beer is going to be bottled soon. I will keep everyone up to date when I take a tasting and the beer is ready.

September 3, 2010 pm 06:16pm

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain2 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

  • .5 lbs American Vienna

    American Vienna

    Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.

  • .25 lbs Belgian Special B

    Belgian Special B

  • .25 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • 0.5 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 0.5 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.

  • .2 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Hallertauer Hersbrucker

    Mild to strong. 'Noble'.

  • .5 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • 0.3 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • .5 oz Corriander crushed - Added during boil. Not filtered out of wort. (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.

  • 4 oz Vanilla (extract) - Added last min of boil. (omitted from calculations)

    Vanilla (extract)

    Vanilla Beans have a sweet, perfumed aroma with a woody or smoky flavor. Pure Vanilla Extract has a similar aroma. To obtain Pure Vanilla Extract, cured Vanilla Beans are steeped in alcohol. According to law, Pure Vanilla Extract must be 35 percent alcohol by volume.

  • Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey™

    Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey™

    Abbey-style top-fermenting yeast, suitable for high-gravity beers. Estery.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: E - Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.078 1.075 - 1.110
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 1.010 - 1.024
Color: 17.3 SRM 12 - 22
Alcohol: 8.5% ABV 8% - 11%
Bitterness: 15.4 IBU 20 - 35

Discussion

Mykee

Beer Tasting

2010-09-25 4:18pm

This beer is a solid Trappist. I would use a Trappist yeast next time. I would also cut the Special B down just a bit and step up the Vienna Malt to make up for the color difference.

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