Oliver's Special Honey Tripel (All Grain) 5 US gallons

Oliver's Special Honey Tripel
(All Grain) 5 US gallons

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This Homebrew Recipe was added by Christopher McMath on January 12, 1998 at 14:06:21:
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Brewing Method: All Grain
Yeast: wyeast 1214
Yeast Starter: 1/2 gallon
Batch Size: 5 US gallons
Original Gravity: 1075
Final Gravity: 1020
Alcohol Content: 7.5 % %
Total Grains: 12
Color: 6
Extract Efficiency: 75 %
Hop IBU's: 27
Boiling Time: 75 min
Primary Fermentation: 2 weeks
Secondary Fermentation: 2 mos in the bottle
Additional Fermentation:

Grain Bill:

9 lbs DW-C Belgian Pilsner malt
1 lb belgian wheat malt'
1 lb belgian Cara-vienne
1 lb belgian Munich

1.5 lbs orange blossom honey
1 lb cane sugar or pale candi sugar

Hop Bill:

1 oz tettnanger, 70 min, 5% AA
1 oz saaz, 70 min, 4% AA

1/2 oz saaz, 25 min
1/2 oz tett, 25 min

1/2 oz saaz, 5 min
1/2 oz tett, 5 min

Mash Schedule:

step mash:

4 gallons water

90 degrees F- 20 min
122, 30 min
154, 70 min
170, 20 min

Brewers Notes:

Sparge with five gallons of 175 degree water and collect 6 gallons of wort. Boil down to five gallons, adding sugar and honey last 15 minutes of boil along with irish moss. cool to 80 degrees and pitch 1/2 gallon of yeast. Aerate well and ferment to completion. It is important to add enough yeast and oxygen for a beer of this strength.