I got 2 ingredient packs with my brewing kit and one was a "Trippel XXX Belgian Ale" from Alternative Beverage. This was before I learned about the wide variety amongst tripels. If I make it and get something approximating Gouden Carolus I'll be ecstatic. Chimay Tripel is great too. If it's more like Victory Golden Monkey I'll be very disappointed. (I ordered one in a bar and the waitress was kind enough to take it back when she saw the look on my face). I also couldn't finish a Brother David's tripel.
My beer vocabulary isn't developed yet but I thought Golden Monkey was way too dark and Brother David was sour.
I know it isn't a Tripel but my absolute favorite beer is Duvel.
This may be an unfair question but can any of you tell what sort of beer these ingredients might yield? I'm happy to go out and buy some other hops or specialty grains but don't want to have to spring for a whole new DME.
8# Extra Light Dried Malt Extract
1# Belgian Candi Sugar - Light
3 cups Specialty Malt - Belgian CaraVienne
2oz Hallertauer bittering Pellet hops - Add at boil
1 tab Whirlfloc - 35 minutes
1oz Saaz finishing Pellet hops - 20 minutes later (total 55)
Yeast - choose from
Liquid - White Labs WLP550
Dry - Safbrew #S-33
Thank you!
My beer vocabulary isn't developed yet but I thought Golden Monkey was way too dark and Brother David was sour.
I know it isn't a Tripel but my absolute favorite beer is Duvel.
This may be an unfair question but can any of you tell what sort of beer these ingredients might yield? I'm happy to go out and buy some other hops or specialty grains but don't want to have to spring for a whole new DME.
8# Extra Light Dried Malt Extract
1# Belgian Candi Sugar - Light
3 cups Specialty Malt - Belgian CaraVienne
2oz Hallertauer bittering Pellet hops - Add at boil
1 tab Whirlfloc - 35 minutes
1oz Saaz finishing Pellet hops - 20 minutes later (total 55)
Yeast - choose from
Liquid - White Labs WLP550
Dry - Safbrew #S-33
Thank you!