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Gran Cru - BJ Brewery

Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Tripel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: DH
Rating:

4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 255 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday November 13th 2019

Original Gravity:

1.078

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

8.9%

IBU (tinseth):

23.8

SRM (morey):

5.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2 lb	Honey2 lb Honey	35	2	11.8%
1.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L	35	10	8.8%
1 lb	Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)	38	0	5.9%
12.25 lb	Belgian - Pilsner12.25 lb Pilsner	37	1.6	72.1%
0.25 lb	American - Aromatic Malt0.25 lb Aromatic Malt	35	20	1.5%
17 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Boil	60 min	19.83	50%
2 oz	Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Boil	5 min	3.95	50%
4 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 3.9999999908503 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops		23.78	100%
4 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.2 gal	Infusion	152 °F	168 °F	60 min
5.2 gal	Strike	164 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 oz	Bitter Orange Peel	Spice	Boil	60 hr.
1 oz	Corriander Seed	Spice	Boil	5 min.
10 each	Whole Cloves	Flavor	Boil	5 min.

Yeast

White Labs - Belgian Strong Ale Yeast WLP545

Amount:	3 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	66 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 150 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 CO₂ Level: 3.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

When wort is collected, do a full boil until desired amount of worth is left. We boiled off an additional 0.50 gallons. https://beerandwinejournal.com/tripel-iii/

http://www.homebrewing.com/calculators/?page=tools&section=water

I forgot to add the hops at 5 min remaining... Dry hopped for the first 12 hours, and then removed hops.

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Last Updated: 2019-11-13 02:59 UTC

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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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david.hylkema@gmail.com • 12/19/2019 at 08:10am

4 of 5

david.hylkema@gmail.com • 05/07/2020 at 01:20am
This is the closest Iâ€™ve gotten to the original!
Worth trying!

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