Barrington Tripel
I have tried to make something close to Westmalle Tripel before. One was too dark, one too sweet and undercarbonated. I will use the westmalle strain and pitch a lot of yeast.
Brewer: | Chris McMath | Email: | jcmcmath@hotmail.com | |||||
Beer: | Barrington Tripel | Style: | Belgian Tripel | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 40 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.080 | FG: | 1.016 | |||||
Alcohol: | 8.2% v/v (6.5% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | spring water | |||||||
Grain: | 10 lb. German Pilsner 1 lb. Wheat malt 1 lb. German Vienna .5 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
step mash , 122, 155,170 | ||||||||
Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.050 | 8 gallons | |||||
1 lb. Belgian candi sugar | ||||||||
1 tsp orange peel and 1 tsp coriander. Irish moss at 15 min to go. | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Perle (8% AA, 90 min.) 1 oz. Styrian Goldings (2% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (aroma) |
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Yeast: | wyeast 3787 Trappist high gravity | |||||||
Log: | will update | |||||||
Carbonation: | natural carbonation in a keg with 3/4 cup corn surgar.may add fresh yeast and bottle some of it. |
Recipe posted 03/01/09.