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Leif Triple

A very nice triple I brewed for Christmas. Was a big hit.

Brewer: Harris Ales Email: chad.harris@fiu.edu
Beer: Leif Triple Style: Belgian Tripel
Type: All grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
10 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 25 IBU
OG: 1.082 FG: 1.016
Alcohol: 8.5% v/v (6.6% w/w)
Water: Florida tap, boiled before mashing.
Grain: 13 lb. American 2-row
1 lb. Belgian aromatic
Mash: 70% efficiency
A primitive step mash in kettle. Slowly brought up temp from room temp to 150° and held for an hour. Was in the 120°s for about 30 minutes.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.074 5.5 gallons
1 lb. Belgian candi sugar
Used a teaspoon of Irish Moss.
Hops: 25g Tettnanger (3.0% AA, 60 min.)
25g Kent Goldings (5% AA, 60 min.)
25g Tettnanger (3.0% AA, 30 min.)
Yeast: Wyeast 3787. Two smack-packs worth.
Log: Fermented warmish at around 72° constant. Out of secondary in about three weeks. Tasted strongly of clove during transfer. Allowed to age 5 months in keg, and clove all but disappeared.
Carbonation: 2.6 Volumes in a keg.
Tasting: Spicy, refreshing, lightly bready. A very lovely beer.

Recipe posted 01/18/07.