Rainy Monday Belgian Tripel
It poured all day the day I brewed this, hence the name!
Brewer: | Jim Johnson | Email: | Hop_Head@webtv.net | |||||
Beer: | Rainy Monday Belgian Tripel | Style: | Belgian Strong Ale | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 10 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 35 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.080 | FG: | 1.018 | |||||
Alcohol: | 8.0% v/v (6.2% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 5 gallons distilled & 5 gallons filtered for mash. 5 gallons distilled & 3 gallons filtered for sparge. |
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Grain: | 1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 25 lb. German Pilsner 6 oz. Wheat malt 2 lb. Flaked barley 2 lb. Belgian aromatic 8 oz. Belgian CaraVienne |
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Mash: | 51% efficiency | |||||||
126° for 10 min. 140° for 30 min. 150° for 90 min. |
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Boil: | 105 minutes | SG 1.066 | 12 gallons | |||||
5 lb. Honey | ||||||||
2tsp. Yeast nuitrient. Add honey for last 15 minutes of boil. |
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Hops: | 2 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 75 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (4.2% AA, 75 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (3.9% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (3.9% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (4.2% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (3.9% AA, 5 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (aroma) |
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Yeast: | 1388 Belgian Strong ale in 1 qt. starter | |||||||
Log: | Brewed 5-21-01. Fermemtation started within 6 hours. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Keg 5 gallons, Bottle 5 gallons with 1-1/4 cup DME batch prime. |
Recipe posted 04/25/01.