
Dragon Fire Tripel
Belgian Tripel • All Grain • 6.5 gal
A tripel strong enough to burn you.
December 31, 2002 am 10:46am
Ingredients (All Grain, 6.5 gal)
- 13.5 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 5 lbs
Belgian Pale
Belgian Pale
Fully modified and is easily converted.
- 1.3 lbs
German Wheat Malt Light
German Wheat Malt Light
Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.
- 1.1 lbs
German Light Crystal
German Light Crystal
- .33 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- .16 lbs
Belgian Caramunich
Belgian Caramunich
Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.
- .16 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- 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.
- 1.4 oz
Brewers Gold - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 90 min
Brewers Gold
Sibling of and similar to Bullion only maturing earlier and more disease resistant. English/wild Canadian cross. Pungent English character. very poor
- .25 oz
Styrian Goldings - 4.4 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- 3.25 tsp
yeast nutrient - (omitted from calculations)
yeast nutrient
- 1 tsp
Irish moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish moss
- 4.875 oz
corn sugar priming - (omitted from calculations)
corn sugar priming
-
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
Mash at 150f for 90 mins. Add yeast nutrient at 90 mins. Add Irish moss at 15 mins. Ferment at 70-73f for 5-7 days, rack to secondary until it reaches FG.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: C - Belgian Tripel
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.090 | 1.075 - 1.085 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.018 | 1.008 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 10.9 SRM | 4.5 - 7 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 9.7% ABV | 7.5% - 9.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 25.4 IBU | 20 - 40 | ![]() |
Discussion
Max Brew
2003-01-06 1:44pm
This recipe maxed out my 10 gal kettle brewing system. Its still big enough for a good triple.