Tripel for Summer

[yard_bird]

Howdy,
I’m planning on brewing a tripel this weekend so that I have something relatively strong and dry for the coming warmer months. My grain bill is typically a combination of pils, wheat, and dextrose to get me to about ~1.080. I usually toss in enough noble hops for about 35-40 IBU.

This time around, I’d like to try something else with respect to hopping. My end goal is something that will be a little more hop forward. I’m looking for a floral/fruity hop that I can use. I doubt the mosaic, galaxy, simcoe path would work well with a tripel, so I have my eyes set (for the moment) on Mandarina Bavaria and anything else that may be similar. Are there any hops (or Belgian yeasts) you have used that throw floral/stone fruit characteristics?

Thanks.

 

[khannon]

I normally use noble hops in my tripel, I don't really do any late hopping, so 60min Saaz is where I generally go as I grow them. I wonder if something like El Dorado might add something. I love it in my IPAs.

 

[yard_bird]

I normally use noble hops in my tripel, I don't really do any late hopping, so 60min Saaz is where I generally go as I grow them. I wonder if something like El Dorado might add something. I love it in my IPAs.

Thanks for the reply. I very well may use El Dorado too based on what I’ve read.

I’ll do my best to post my findings/recipe.

 

[Rosmucman]

Belma and Huell Mellon were nice in a Belgian beer I made

 

[mschoeffler]

I’ve got Barbe Rouge and German Amarillo to play with for my summer golden ale and saisons.