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Dragon Fire Tripel

Dragon Fire Tripel

Belgian Tripel • All Grain • 6.5 gal

Steve Cook

A tripel strong enough to burn you.

December 31, 2002 am 10:46am

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Ingredients (All Grain6.5 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
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

Steve Cook

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.

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