Belgian Tripel Recipe - Chateau dIf Ale

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Chateau dIf Ale

by on
All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
30 min
85%
To escape the prison of the mind, I am combining a Belgian Tripel base with Southern Hemisphere hops

Fermentables

47% - Pilsner - BE
5
36
2
Mash
28% - Munich Light - DE
3
37
6
Mash
9% - Oat Malt - UK
1
28
2
Mash
7% - Torrified Wheat - US
0.75
36
2
Mash
9% - Belgian Clear Candi Sugar - BE
1
36
1
Late

Hops

Southern Cross
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
12.5
30.3
Nelson Sauvin
1
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
11.3
0.0
Southern Cross
1
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
12.5
0.0
Nelson Sauvin
1
Pellet
DryHop
3 day(s)
11.3
0.0

Yeast

Imperial B63 Monastic Yeast
80%

Other Stuff

Gypsum
0
each
Mash
Salt (NaCl)
0
each
Mash
Lactic Acid
0
each
Mash
Whirlfloc Tablet
0
each
Boil
Yeast Nutrient
0
each
Boil
Coriander
0.125
oz
FlameOut
Black Pepper
0.125
oz
FlameOut
Lime Peel
0.125
oz
FlameOut

Mash Steps

Ferulic Acid Rest
Infusion
113
30 min
Saccharification Rest
Direct Heat
149
30 min

Special Instructions

1.
Infuse grains and mash water at the outset of heating, stirringly constantly until sacc rest temperature is reached
2.
Mash 6 gallons with 3.90g Gypsum, 1.50g Salt, 3.5mL lactic
3.
Sparge 2 gallons with 1.30g Gypsum, 0.50g Salt, 0.6mL lactic
4.
Add whirlfloc, yeast nutrient, and candi sugar with 15 minutes left in boil
5.
Whirlpool coriander and black pepper along with flame out hops
6.
Dry hop after racking to secondary, with 3 days to go

Tasting Notes (1)

CheeseNips

Tasted on 9/24/2018 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Pours 3 fingers of rocky foam with medium orange color. Aroma is Belgian yeast phenolic, more towards fruit and bubblegum. Flavor is exaggerated aroma along with some bread dough. There is a slight flavor of corn at the very end that is a bit troubling after the initial taste, but then it's not present after. The bjcp guidelines make me think this is a Trappist single, so I will enter it as that into a local competition instead of a Tripel as I thought it might be, mostly because of the lack of alcohol notes. I'll give this a 4 star rating as I really like it but the slight corn note brought it down.

Comments

  • CheeseNips

    Scored a 33/50 at the Oregon Brew Crew Fall Classic. Feedback was well made beer but 'turn the power down' from one judge and increase fruit and phenols from another.

    10/22/2018 6:04:54 AM

Recipe Facts

Chateau dIf Ale
Belgian Tripel
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 30  min Boil Time
  • 1.060 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 30.3 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.51 BG:GU
  • 5.1° SRM Color
  • 85% Efficiency
  • 6.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 201 per 12oz Calories
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