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Tripel Play

Tripel Play

Belgian Tripel • All Grain • 5 gal

Bill Batten

Made something similar to this before but wanted a little more body and color, therefore using some Belgian Aromatic for some resid. sweetness and the Belgian Amber Candy for color, more info. to come..... B)

July 18, 2002 am 09:19am

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 9 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 3.5 lbs White Wheat Malt

    White Wheat Malt

    Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

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

  • 1 lbs Candi Sugar Amber

    Candi Sugar Amber

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

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 1/2 oz Saaz - 3.9 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • 1/2 oz Styrian Goldings - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 1 oz Saaz - 3.9 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • 1 oz sweet orange peel - (omitted from calculations)

    sweet orange peel

  • 1/2 tsp coriander - (omitted from calculations)

    coriander

  • 1 tsp irish moss - (omitted from calculations)

    irish moss

  • Wyeast 3789-PC Trappist Blend

    Wyeast 3789-PC Trappist Blend

    A unique blend of Belgian Saccharomyces and Brettanomyces for emulating Trappist style beer from the Florenville region in Belgium. Phenolics, mild fruitiness and complex spicy notes develop with increased fermentation temperatures. Subdued but classic Brett character.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: C - Belgian Tripel

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.076 1.075 - 1.085
Terminal Gravity: 1.018 1.008 - 1.014
Color: 14.8 SRM 4.5 - 7
Alcohol: 7.6% ABV 7.5% - 9.5%
Bitterness: 26.5 IBU 20 - 40

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