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Triple (Grain) Tripel (partigyle style)

This is inspired by the Karmeliet Tripel, but is not a true attempt at cloning it. If it works out that way, though, I'm not going to complain.

Brewer: Andrew Holm Email: -
Beer: Triple (Grain) Tripel (partigyle style) Style: Belgian Tripel
Type: All grain Size: 8 gallons
Color:
10 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 9 IBU
OG: 1.053 FG: 1.020
Alcohol: 4.2% v/v (3.3% w/w)
Water: Moderately hard
Grain: 5 lb. American 2-row
5 lb. Wheat malt
.25 lb. Belgian Special B
42 oz. Rolled oats
Mash: 90% efficiency
60 minutes at 150°
Mashout at 170° (ADD RICE HULLS!)
Drain off 3 gallons of wort.
Add enough COLD water to the tun to stabilize the mash back at 150°
Cap the mash with 1 lb. of malt, rest for about 60 minutes
Mash out at 170°
Sparge the second runnings when the first runnings are boiling away.
Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.047 9 gallons
I boil the first runnings on the stove top in a 16 qt pot, the second runnings in the 1/2 barrel on the propane burner.
FIRST RUNNINGS schedule (90 minute total):
add water to bring volume to 3.25 gallons
add honey to bring SG to 1.078
0 min: 1/2 oz Cascade
75 min: 1/2 oz Hallertauer
90 minutes: 1 oz ground coriander; 1/2 oz orange peel; a few grinds of black pepper
SECOND RUNNINGS schedule (60 minutes total):
add water to bring volume to 6.5 gallons
add honey to bring SG to 1.040
0 min: 1/2 oz Cascade
45 min: 1/2 oz Cascade
60 min: 1 oz ground coriander; 1/2 oz orange peel; a few grinds of black pepper; a sachet or two (cut open) of chamomile tea (check the ingredients carefully)
Hops: .5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.)
.5 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast: FIRST RUNNINGS: yeast cultured from the bottom of a Karmeliet Tripel bottle OR something Belgian (w/o brett) that will tolerate 8-9% abv
SECOND RUNNINGS: something with Belgian fruity/spicy quailities

Recipe posted 11/03/06.