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What am i really making here

Post by Deebee » Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:45 pm

Ok so i have a belgian on my mind but don't know where to put it.. is it a tripple, a dubbel or something else??

Here is the recipe.


5400,00 gm Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (315,00 gm Caramel/Crystal Malt - 150l
155,00 gm Special B Malt
30,00 gm Tettnang [4,50)
15,00 gm Saaz [4,00 %] (15 min) Hops
8,00 gm Tettnang [4,50 %] (15 min)
200,00 gm raisins (Boil 90,0 min)

500,00 gm Candi Sugar, Dark

1 Pkgs Trappist Ale (White Labs #WLP500) [Starter 4 L] Yeast-Ale


OG 1074 ( at 75%)
IBU 20.1

can anyone help me out here??
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Re: What am i really making here

Post by smdjoachim » Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:17 pm

Dubbels are dark amber/brown.Upto 25% dark sugars 6-7.5% alcohol.
Triples are much lighter colour,usually just Pils type malt and up to 25% sugars.7-10%alcohol


Therefore you are brewing a Dubbel,although the starting gravity is high enough to be a Triple.
Take out the special grains,replace the dark sugar with clear sugar,then you definitely have a Triple

Personally I would lose the late hops and the raisins

naffolddog

What am i really making here

Post by naffolddog » Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:08 pm

Yeah looks like a Dubbel to me. I'd leave it as it is though other than drop the raisins, the Special B will give you enough raisiny flavour.

Yes the gravity is in the upper reaches for a Dubbel but would be at the bottom of the scale for a Tripel. Also the IBUs would be too low for a Tripel as they tend to have a higher bitterness than Dubbels.

Depends what you want - a strong Dubbel or a weak Tripel!

Just brew it! :)

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