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Spotted Tongue Easy Tripel

Spotted Tongue Easy Tripel

Belgian Tripel • Extract • 5.5 gal

Stan

What! An extract beer? But, will it be any good? Only time will tell.

August 23, 2004 am 12:49am

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Ingredients (Extract5.5 gal)

  • 0.5 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • 1.0 lbs German Light Crystal

    German Light Crystal

  • 8 lbs Liquid Light Extract

    Liquid Light Extract

    A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 2 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 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 1 oz Styrian Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 0.5 oz Styrian Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 0.5 oz Styrian Goldings - 5.9 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale

    White Labs WLP530 Abbey Ale

    Used in two of the six Trappist breweries remaining in the world, this yeast produces the distinctive fruitiness and plum characteristics. Excellent yeast for high gravity beers, Belgian ales, dubbels and trippels.

Notes

Will try an extract brew for a change.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: C - Belgian Tripel

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.080 1.075 - 1.085
Terminal Gravity: 1.016 1.008 - 1.014
Color: 5.9 SRM 4.5 - 7
Alcohol: 8.5% ABV 7.5% - 9.5%
Bitterness: 28.9 IBU 20 - 40

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