Sluggish Synaps
Belgian Tripel • All Grain • 5 gal
Awesome batch! Tasted so good at bottling that I started hitting it after one week in the bottle. I already have two more batches going.
August 18, 2005 pm 10:39pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 8 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- 8 lbs
German 2-row Pils
German 2-row Pils
- 1 lbs
Belgian Wheat Malt
Belgian Wheat Malt
Malted wheat for use in Wheat beers.
- 1 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 1.4 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.
- 1.5 oz
Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Czech Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Czech Saaz
Very mild. 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Czech Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Czech Saaz
Very mild. 'Noble'.
- 5 g
ground cardamom - (omitted from calculations)
ground cardamom
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White Labs WLP550 Belgian Ale
White Labs WLP550 Belgian Ale
Saisons, Belgian Ales, Belgian Reds, Belgian Browns, and White beers are just a few of the classic Belgian beer styles that can be created with this yeast strain. Phenolic and spicy flavors dominate the profile, with less fruitiness then WLP500.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: C - Belgian Tripel
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.104 | 1.075 - 1.085 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.016 | 1.008 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 7.5 SRM | 4.5 - 7 | |
| Alcohol: | 11.7% ABV | 7.5% - 9.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 34.9 IBU | 20 - 40 |
Discussion
Update
2009-08-17 6:49pm
One of my favorites. Have brewed this recipe several times now
