View Recipe

Recipe Tools ▼
- Brew!
- Copy
- Label Generator
- Quick Water Requirements
- Add To
  Shopping List
Export ▼
- Embed
- Text
- HTML
- BeerXML
Print

Belgian Golden Strong/ Tripel

Name: Belgian Golden Strong/ Tripel
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 7 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 16 lb Chateau Pilsen Malt; 1 lb Cane Sugar; 0.5 lb Aromatic Malt; 0.31 lb Acidulated Malt; 0.75 oz Magnum Hops

Like this recipe?

Save this Recipe →Free account · keep it in your recipe box

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
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.090 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: David
Calories: 251 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday March 12th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.077

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

8.9%

IBU (tinseth):

29.2

SRM (morey):

5.2

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

n/a

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
16 lb	Castle Malting - Chateau Pilsen Malt16 lb Chateau Pilsen Malt	37	2	89.8%
1 lb	Cane Sugar1 lb Cane Sugar - (late fermenter addition)	46	0	5.6%
0.50 lb	Aromatic Malt0.5 lb Aromatic Malt	35	20	2.8%
0.31 lb	German - Acidulated Malt0.31 lb Acidulated Malt	27	3.4	1.7%
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	29.22	100%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Yeast

White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 0.00 / each $ 0.00
Attenuation (custom):	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 CO₂ Level: 3.5 Volumes

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

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)

Award Winning Recipe

Last Updated and Sharing

Views

Brews

Public: Yup, Shared
Last Updated: 2026-06-16 19:13 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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

Discussion about this recipe:

You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	29.22	100%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00