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Belgian Golden Strong/ Tripel

252 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Post Boil Gravity: 1.090 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: David
Calories: 252 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 12th 2026
1.077
1.009
8.9%
29.2
5.2
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb Castle Malting - Chateau Pilsen Malt16 lb Chateau Pilsen Malt $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		37 2 89.8372%
1 lb Cane Sugar1 lb Cane Sugar - (late fermenter addition) $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		46 0 5.61482%
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt0.5 lb Aromatic Malt $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		35 20 2.80741%
0.31 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.31 lb Acidulated Malt $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		27 3.4 1.7406%
17.81 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Magnum0.75 oz Magnum Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 29.2213 100%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
87%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 173 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °F      
 
Target Water Profile
Black Balanced
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 6 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.3 25.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.15 g | 24.6 qt) 7.65 30.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.1 -8.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.08 g | 12.3 qt) 5.05 20.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 9 36  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Top off amount 1.5 6  
Going into fermentor 7 28  
Total: 11.35 45.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Open fermentation until ~1.020
Added sugar on day 3 of fermentation

2026 OC Fair Homebrew Comp BOS (43)
2026 OC Fair Homebrew Comp 2nd place in Belgian Tripel (33)

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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-21 17:37 UTC