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Tripel

From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed April 27, 2024

Specifics
Style: Belgian Tripel
Brewer: Dustin Zastera
Brew Date: May 28, 2013
Yield: 5.4 gallons
Color (SRM/EBC): 2.4/4.7
Bitterness (Calc): 22.2 IBU (Tinseth)
BU/GU: 0.26
Calories: 271 (12 ounces)
Conditioning: Bottles
ABV: 9.9%
ABW: 7.7%
Bottling ABV: 10.4%
Batch No: 95
OG: 1.084
OG (Plato): 20.22° P
Target OG: 1.081
Reading 1: 1.026  (8 days)
Reading 2: 1.013  (12 days)
FG: 1.010
FG (Plato): 2.56° P
Target FG: 1.010
Real Extract: 5.75° P
App. Atten.: 87.3%
Real Atten.: 71.6%
BJCP Style Info: Belgian Tripel
O.G.: 1.075 - 1.085
F.G.: 1.008 - 1.014
ABV: 7.5 - 9.5%
Bitterness: 20 - 40 IBUs
Color: 4.5 - 7 SRM
Info: Strongly resembles a Strong Golden Ale but slightly darker and somewhat fuller-bodied. Usually has a more rounded malt flavor but should not be sweet.

Commercial Examples: Westmalle Tripel, La Rulles Tripel, St. Bernardus Tripel, Chimay Cinq Cents (White), Watou Tripel, Val-Dieu Triple, Affligem Tripel, Grimbergen Tripel, La Trappe Tripel, Witkap Pater Tripel, Corsendonk Abbey Pale Ale, St. Feuillien Tripel, Bink Tripel, Tripel Karmeliet, New Belgium Trippel, Unibroue La Fin du Monde, Dragonmead Final Absolution, Allagash Tripel Reserve, Victory Golden Monkey.

General Information
Method: All Grain
Comments

Repeat of Batch 68.

First rest at 148F for an hour, added one gallon of boiling water to hit 155F.  Orange peel from a single clementine, dried to crispness.

14B at the start of the boil, mash runoff only, 6.25 gallons.  (54*6.25+92)/6.25=69.

Into the carboy at 66F.  Krausen present at 8 hours, switched to blowoff tube.

5/29 - Good rolling ferment underway.

5/30 - Still rolling ferment.  Krausen growing, but no blow out yet. Indicated 62F.

5/31 - Blowout

6/5 - Krausen receding, gravity at 1.026.

6/8 - Moved to heating pad on '2'.  Temperature increased to 76F.

6/10 - Moved to secondary.  Gravity at 1.013.

1/12/14 - Bottled 27x22oz with 5 oz corn sugar.

Malts and Grains
13.00 pounds Rahr Pilsen Malt 100% of grist
13.00 pounds Total Grain Weight 100% of grist
Adjuncts
2.00 pounds Sucrose (Table Sugar)  
Non-Fermentables
.5t Coriander Seed @ 5 minutes  
.3oz Sweet Orange Peel @ 5 minutes  
1 Whirlfloc @ 10 minutes  
Hops
0.75 ounces Cascade (Homegrown) 12% Leaf @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil
9 AAUs
0.50 ounces Hallertauer Gold 1.5% Pellets @ 1 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma
0.8 AAUs
1.25 ounces Total Hop Weight 9.8 AAUs
Boil
Total Boil Time: 60 minutes
Yeast
Name: Trappist High Gravity
Manufacturer: Wyeast
Product ID: 3787
Type: Wheat
Flocculation: Medium
Attenuation: 77%
Temperature Range: 64–78°F
Amount: 2000 ml
Water Profile

Hastings, Minnesota

Calicum: 55 ppm
Bicarbonate: 196 ppm
Sulfate: 7.9 ppm
Chloride: 8.9 ppm
Sodium: 3 ppm
Magnesium: 24 ppm
PH: 7.4%
Notes:

Taken from:
"Ground Water Quality in Cottage Grove, MN, June 2000"

Prepared by GWMAP

Procedure

Mash in with 3.25 gallons of water at 165F aiming for 148F mash temperature.  Mash for 60 minutes.  Infuse with 1 gallon boiling water, rest an additional 30 minutes.  Mash out with another gallon of boiling water.  Drain the tun and sparge with an additional 3.25 gallons of water at 168F.

Add the sucrose to the boil with the 5 minute addition - slowly to fully dissolve.

Fermentation
Primary: 12 days @ 66° F
Tripel
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Brew Day Data
  Target Actual
Strike Water Amount: 4.3  
Strike Water Temperature:    
Mash Temperature:    
Mash Time:    
Sparge Water Amount: 5.4  
Sparge Water Temperature:    
Pre-Boil Gravity:    
Pre-Boil Amount: 6.4  
Post-Boil Amount: 5.4  
Boil Time: 60  
Original Gravity: 1.084 / 20.2° P  
     
     
     
     
Brew Day Notes
 

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