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Belgian Tripel • All Grain • 5 gal

BrewBros

Brew Bros

February 27, 2008 pm 12:21pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 6.5 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 3 lbs White Wheat Malt

    White Wheat Malt

    Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.

  • .75 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

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

  • .75 lbs German Light Munich

    German Light Munich

    For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • .25 lbs Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.

  • 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 Sterling - 5.3 AA% pellets; boiled 70 min

    Sterling

    Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement.

  • 1.3 oz Dried Sweet Orange Peel - cut fresh - (omitted from calculations)

    Dried Sweet Orange Peel - cut fresh

  • 2 g Paradise seeds - (omitted from calculations)

    Paradise seeds

  • Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes™

    Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes™

    One of many great beer yeasts to produce classic Belgian ales. Phenolics develop with increased fermentation temperatures, mild fuitiness and complex spicy character.

Notes

3787, 1762 or 1388 add 1/2 of spices at 10 min left in boil add other 1/2 at end of boil Mash at 152 add yeast nutrient Ferment at 75 deg....

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: C - Belgian Tripel

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.083 1.075 - 1.085
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.008 - 1.014
Color: 8.7 SRM 4.5 - 7
Alcohol: 9.2% ABV 7.5% - 9.5%
Bitterness: 20.2 IBU 20 - 40

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