Captain Obvious 2005
Belgian Tripel • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Excellent Tripel. Bit of sugar in the aftertaste, but smooth and STRONG! No alcohol flavor.
May 11, 2005 pm 02:40pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 13.5 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 0.25 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 0.5 lbs
Crystal Malt 10°L
Crystal Malt 10°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales. Characteristics & Applications: • In contract to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • Caramel 10L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts golden color. • Use 3-7% for Pilsener-style beers for balance. • Use 5-15% to provide color, sweetness and color to light amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 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.
- 0.25 oz
Simcoe® - 12.3 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Simcoe®
Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.
- 0.25 oz
Simcoe® - 12.3 AA% whole; boiled 40 min
Simcoe®
Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.
- 0.5 oz
Simcoe® - 12.3 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Simcoe®
Used for aromatic, and especially bittering properties.
- 0.5 oz
Hallertau - 4.2 AA% whole; boiled 20 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 0.5 oz
Hallertau - 4.2 AA% whole; boiled 10 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 0.5 oz
Hallertau - 4.2 AA% whole; boiled 2 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
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White Labs WLP500 Trappist Ale
White Labs WLP500 Trappist Ale
From one 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
90-minute boil
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: C - Belgian Tripel
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.081 | 1.075 - 1.085 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.008 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 5.9 SRM | 4.5 - 7 | |
| Alcohol: | 9.1% ABV | 7.5% - 9.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 37.1 IBU | 20 - 40 |
Discussion
Strong
2008-06-11 5:50am
I will brew this again. This recipe is strong but not over powering in taste.
