Nihilist Belgian Tripel

Westmalle Tripel Clone

Brew Recipe

5.25 Gallons  -  All Grain

OG: 1.080         FG: 1.014

Alcohol by Volume: 8.66 %

Color:

10.3 (HCU)

7.2 (SRM)
Specialty Grains
  • Crysltal 10L - Belgian   (1 pounds)
Fermentables
  • Pale 2-row Weyermann - German   (14 pounds)  
  • Candi Sugar - Clear - Belgian   (2 pounds)  
Mash Schedule

154 degrees for 90 minutes
 

Strike Water: 5.63 gallons (22.50 quarts)
Sparge Water: 2.58 gallons (10.30 quarts)
Total Water: 8.2 gallons (32.80 quarts)

Efficiency: 61%

Hop Additions
  • Styrian Goldings Pellet  (1oz.- 5.8% AA)  90 min
  • Tettnang Tettanager Pellet  (0.75oz.- 3.9% AA)  60 min
  • Fuggle Pellet  (0.5oz.- 4.0% AA)  30 min
  • Czech Saaz Pellet  (0.5oz.- 2.5% AA)  5 min

IBUs: 42.9

Boil Additions
  • Gypsum  (1 tsp)  90 min
  • Irish Moss  (1 tbs)  15 min
Yeast
  • White Labs WLP530 - Abbey Ale (Liquid)
Priming Solution
  • Corn Sugar  (7 ounces)
Nihilist Belgian Tripel

Primary Fermentation: 7 days
Secondary Fermentation: 2.2 months (66 days)
Bottle Conditioning: 3 months (91 days)
Total Aging Time: 5.1 months (164 days)

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