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Belgian Tripel (Apartment Brewer)

Name: Belgian Tripel (Apartment Brewer)
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 6.1 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 14 lb BEST Pilsen; 0.75 lb Aromatic Malt; 0.5 lb Munich Type I; 1 lb Invert Sugar Syrup; 1 oz Saaz Hops; 1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops; 1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops; 1 oz German Tettnang Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Tripel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.64 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: John Coppola
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 240 calories (Per 22oz)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 22oz)

Created: Tuesday June 7th 2022

Syla(Strength)

by Tim Bulin

OG: 1.074 FG: 1.018 ABV: 7.5% IBU: 29

Belgian Tripel

by hines57

OG: 1.085 FG: 1.015 ABV: 9.1% IBU: 23

Barrel Aged Belgian Tripel

by Olive Street Brews and Meads

OG: 1.082 FG: 1.014 ABV: 8.9% IBU: 24

Original Gravity:

1.074

Final Gravity:

1.007

ABV (standard):

8.8%

IBU (tinseth):

25.3

SRM (morey):

5.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

51.97

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Fermentation History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
14 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen14 lb BEST Pilsen	$ 2.19 / lb $ 30.66	37	1.9	86.2%
0.75 lb	Dingemans - Aromatic Malt0.75 lb Aromatic Malt	$ 2.39 / lb $ 1.79	36.3	19	4.6%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I0.5 lb Munich Type I	$ 1.89 / lb $ 0.95	38	6	3.1%
1 lb	Invert Sugar Syrup1 lb Invert Sugar Syrup - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 0.90 / lb $ 0.90	36	1	6.2%
16.25 lbs / $ 34.30

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops	$ 2.29 / oz $ 2.29	Pellet	3.5	First Wort	0 min	10.61	25%
1 oz	Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops	$ 2.29 / oz $ 2.29	Pellet	3.9	Boil	60 min	10.75	25%
1 oz	Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops	$ 2.29 / oz $ 2.29	Pellet	3.9	Boil	10 min	3.9	25%
1 oz	Northern Brewer - German Tettnang1 oz German Tettnang Hops	$ 2.29 / oz $ 2.29	Pellet	3.5	Boil	0 min		25%
4 oz / $ 9.16

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.57 gal	Mash In	Strike	131 °F	128 °F	15 min
	Step 2	Temperature	128 °F	148 °F	45 min
	Step 3	Temperature	148 °F	158 °F	30 min
	Mash Out	Temperature	158 °F	170 °F	10 min
3 gal		Fly Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.46 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
5.30 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.30 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.40 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.50 g	Baking Soda		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
9 gal	RO Water	$ 0.39 / gal $ 3.51	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
$ 3.51

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.00 / each $ 5.00
Attenuation (custom):	88%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	63 - 77 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	71 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 519 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 5.3 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Westmalle Tripel

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	7	18	79	62	47
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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 0.99999999771257 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops	$ 2.29 / oz $ 2.29	10.61	25%
2 oz	Domestic Hallertau (Pellet)	$ 2.29 / oz $ 4.58	14.65	50%
1 oz	Northern Brewer - German Tettnang (Pellet)	$ 2.29 / oz $ 2.29		25%
4 oz / $ 9.16

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Belgian Tripel (Apartment Brewer)

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