Belgian Tripel (Bourbon Oak Tripel)
Specifics
General Information
Method: All Grain

Used Spalt hops in place of Tettnang for bittering. HB shop only had 6 lbs Belgian Pilsner, so I used 6.5 lbs German pilsner for the rest.

Pitch at 64F and let the temp rise slowly to 70F over the course of 1 week (1 degree per day).

Yeast: 3 vials Abbey Ale WLP530 in 1 liter start.

 

Oak cubes: Soak in water for 12-24 hours. Discard water. Soak up to 2 weeks in bourbon. Use coffee press to get full coverage. Add cubes directly to secondary when ready. Leave oak in beer for up to 2 weeks, tasting periodically.

The above procedure is for bourbon barrel essence. To get bourbon flavor, soak cubes in water for 12-24 hours. Then discard water and soak in up to 400ml bourbon (per 5 gallons) for up to 2 weeks. Then, and add cubes AND bourbon to secondary.

Recipe
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Reference
Grains
12.50 pounds
Pilsner (2 Row) Bel
98% of grist
0.25 pounds
Aromatic Malt
2% of grist
12.75 pounds 100% of grist
Adjuncts
2.50 pounds Cane (Beet) Sugar  
Miscellaneous Ingredients (Non-Fermentable)
1.09 Wort Chiller @ 25 minutes  
1.2 Whirlfloc Tablet @ 20 minutes  
0.06 French Medium Toast Oak Cubes @ 10080 minutes  
Reference
Hops
3.85 ounces
Tettnang (Spalt, Select, Saaz, Hallertau)
2.50% @ 60 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil
9.6 AAUs
0.63 ounces 2.80% @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Boil
1.8 AAUs
4.48 ounces Total Hop Weight 11.4 AAUs
Yeast
White Labs Abbey Ale WLP530 — Liquid — 1 liter starter
Mash
Mash Type: Infusion
Step Description Temp. Time
Mash In 149° F 75 min.
Mash Out 168° F 20 min.
Fermentation
Primary: 4 days @ 64° F
Secondary: 14 days @ 70° F
Age: 28 days @ 52° F
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