
Tripendicular Tripel
Belgian Tripel • All Grain • 5.9 gal
Inspired by Duvel's Tripel Hop Citra. I was hoping for a slightly lower TG, but such is the reality with this finicky yeast. It tasted delicious going to bottle. I plan to cellar for at least a month before tasting.
July 24, 2021 pm 06:54pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.9 gal)
- 13 lbs
Pilsen Malt; Dingemans
Pilsen Malt; Dingemans
Light in color and low in protein, Dingemans Pilsen is produced from the finest European two-row barley. This malt is well modified and can easily be mashed with a single-temperature infusion.
- 0.25 lbs
Munich Malt; Dingemans
Munich Malt; Dingemans
Dingemans Munich malt undergoes higher kilning temperatures than pale malt. The resulting malt will lend a full, malty flavor and aroma, and an orange-amber color. This malt can make up to 100% of the grain bill, but low diastatic power makes this malt unsuitable for use with adjuncts.
- 0.25 lbs
Aromatic Malt (Amber 50); Dingemans
Aromatic Malt (Amber 50); Dingemans
Dingemans Aromatic is a mildly kilned malt that will add a strong malt aroma and deep color when used as a specialty malt. This malt can make up to 100% of the grain bill, but it is fairly low in surplus diastatic enzymes.
- 0.25 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
- 1.0 lbs
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
Common household table/baking sugar. Lightens flavor and body of beer. Can contribute a cider-like flavor to the beer if not cold-fermented or used in large quantities.
- 1.0 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.
- 0.5 lbs
Rice Flaked
Rice Flaked
Used to add fermentables without increasing body or flavor. Produces a milder, less grainy tasting beer. Examples: American lagers, Bohemian lagers, Pilsners
- 0.5 lbs
Rice Hulls
Rice Hulls
Rice Hulls are used as a filter medium, mostly used in all grain wheat beers to help prevent a stuck mash.
- 2.0 oz
Fuggle - 4.7 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- 1.0 oz
Saaz - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1.0 oz
Citra® - 12.8 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Citra®
Citra™ is a special aroma hop variety developed by the Hop Breeding Company (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC). It was released in 2007. Citra™ has fairly high alpha acids and total oil contents with a low percentage of cohumulone content. The variety imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.
- 0.5 oz
Citra® - 12.8 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
Citra®
Citra™ is a special aroma hop variety developed by the Hop Breeding Company (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC). It was released in 2007. Citra™ has fairly high alpha acids and total oil contents with a low percentage of cohumulone content. The variety imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - last 10 mins of boil (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
A dried red-brown marine algae. Fining agent to remove large proteins. Negatively charged polymer attracts positively charged protein-tannin complexes (extracted from grain husks and hops) during the boil. This action is aided by the clumping of proteins in the boiling process. Irish moss settles to the bottom of the brew kettle with spent hops and hot break material at the end of the boil.
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Wyeast 1388 Belgian Strong Ale™
Wyeast 1388 Belgian Strong Ale™
Robust flavor yeast with moderate to high alcohol tolerance. Fruity nose and palate, dry, tart finish.
Notes
Yeast: 3 smack-packs Water: 1/2 tsp Gypsum (strike) 1/8 tsp Cal Chloride (strike) 1 tbsp 5.2 Stabilizer (sparge) 05/30 Pitched yeast 68F 05/31 Reoxygenated wort Slowly raised temp to 80F over 5 days, held at 80F 4-days. 06/10 Added dry hops 68F 06/13 Racked to secondary 75F 07/03 Started slow temp decrease to 45F. 07/24 Bottled to 3.5 vol carb
Style (BJCP)
Category: 26 - Monastic Ale
Subcategory: C - Belgian Tripel
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.082 | 1.075 - 1.085 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.017 | 1.008 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 4.8 SRM | 4.5 - 7 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 8.6% ABV | 7.5% - 9.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 39.9 IBU | 20 - 40 | ![]() |