question about tripel

[Merlinus]

hello, i made a batch of tripel, it came darker than i expected. i made it using DME and some grains (abbey, carapils, biscuit and wheat), it should be around 7-8 SRM, but it seems a lot darker. the dme was added in the boil for 60 mins, if i add the DME in the last 10 mins instead of 60 mins, will it help to get a lighter beer ? in that case i need to reduce the quantity of bittering hops right ? the recipe calculator shows me that i have to reduce the bittering hops from 22 grams to 12 grams to keep the IBU at same level (36 IBU)

here is how it looks

 

[Cyclman]

Yeah, it could be the darkening of the extract. I would add some extract early, and most with 10 to go. I don't understand using 1/2 of the hops, that doesn't seem right.

Still looks pretty!

 

[Merlinus]

Yeah, it could be the darkening of the extract. I would add some extract early, and most with 10 to go. I don't understand using 1/2 of the hops, that doesn't seem right.

Still looks pretty!

thats how the calculator shows me
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/calculator/

try do a recipe and modify the extract to be late addition instead from the beginning

thanks ! maybe when it will clarify more will look even better

 

[Merlinus]

So i know if you dont put all the malt from the beginning, you have to put less hops for bittering, is it true or not ?

 

[Yooper]

So i know if you dont put all the malt from the beginning, you have to put less hops for bittering, is it true or not ?

No. those calculators sometimes get that wrong. It's more about boil size than about the amount of extract you use.

I'd use 1 pound of extract or so for each gallon of water in the boil, and add the rest of the extract at flameout.

 

[Merlinus]

No. those calculators sometimes get that wrong. It's more about boil size than about the amount of extract you use.

I'd use 1 pound of extract or so for each gallon of water in the boil, and add the rest of the extract at flameout.

ok thanks, so i dont modify the hops amount, what happens if in the boil i have just water, wort from partial mash and hops and i add all the extract at the flameout ?