
Honey Golden Strong
Belgian Tripel • All Grain • 5.25 gal
Good beer. Very stable in the bottle. Clover honey flavor dominates and is a bit cloying. Next time, I will use raspberry or orange flower honey.
April 14, 2012 am 11:47am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.25 gal)
- 2.75 lbs
Pale Ale Malt; Dingemans
Pale Ale Malt; Dingemans
Dingemans Pale Ale malt is fully modified and is easily converted by a single-temperature mash. This is the preferred malt for ales of all types. This malt is interchangeable with British pale ale malt.
- 0.25 lbs
Honey Malt
Honey Malt
Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.
- 10.75 lbs
Pilsner Malt; Rahr
Pilsner Malt; Rahr
A principal ingredient of cask ales using heritage barleys.
- .25 lbs
Weyermann CaraFoam®; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraFoam®; Weyermann
Pilsner, Lagerbier, alcohol-reduced Beer, Light Beer, Bock Beer
- .0625 lbs
Acidulated Malt; Weyermann®
Acidulated Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Lowers mash, wort, and beer pH. Contains 1−2% lactic acid. Slightly smoky. Enhances enzymatic activity in mash and improves extract efficiency. Lightens color in pale brews. Enhances stability and extends shelf life of finished beer. Promotes well-rounded, complex beer flavor. Recommended Quantities: Up to 10% of total grain bill. Each 1% lowers mash pH by 0.1. Suitability (beer styles): Any ale or lager, especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, low-alcohol beers, wheat beers
- 3 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- .5 oz
Tettnanger - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1.5 oz
Willamette - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
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Wyeast 1762 Belgian Abbey II™
Wyeast 1762 Belgian Abbey II™
High gravity yeast with distinct warming character from ethanol production. Slightly fruity with dry finish.
Notes
Fresh clover honey; unpasturaized added after 3 days fermentation.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: C - Belgian Tripel
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.084 | 1.075 - 1.085 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.008 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 7.2 SRM | 4.5 - 7 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 9.4% ABV | 7.5% - 9.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 29.3 IBU | 20 - 40 | ![]() |