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Belgian Tripel • All Grain • 5 gal

Freon

Simple, effective, good.

September 22, 2002 pm 04:34pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 10 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 4 lbs German Vienna

    German Vienna

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

  • 1 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.

  • .75 oz Tettnanger - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • .50 oz Hersbrucker - 2.9 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Hersbrucker

    Drier, spicier than Hallertauer. Most important aroma variety in Germany.

  • Wyeast 1024 Belgian Ale

    Wyeast 1024 Belgian Ale

    Banana-estery. Clove-like phenolics. Intended for abbey beers.

Notes

I like a high coversion tempreture and high hop rate for this outstanding beer. Fairly med soft water is suggested. Single infusion mash at 157f. Irish moss and two stage fermentation to clear this baby right up. I always use the drop method to transfer to a glass secondary when the fermentation reaches 3/4 of the way.(5-7days). I try for a crystal clear on this one. Lower the tempreture near freezing to drop out the yeast or finings may be used. I force carbonate to 1.8 which would be around 3/4 cup corn sugar. 2 weeks normally works and the flavor continues to change to about 1 month.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: C - Belgian Tripel

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.083 1.075 - 1.085
Terminal Gravity: 1.024 1.008 - 1.014
Color: 5.5 SRM 4.5 - 7
Alcohol: 7.8% ABV 7.5% - 9.5%
Bitterness: 28.1 IBU 20 - 40

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