2012 Xmas Lotto

[Tipsy]

Thanks Barls, received your beers today. I'm looking forward to having them once settled.

[barls]

i bet you will. sorry about them being late they got lost on the bench

[Tipsy]

Barls Belgian Trippel was probably the most anticipated beer, being in a champagne bottle.
It did not disappoint. Had the higher carbonation of Belgian beers and was perfectly balanced.

The only flaw was the quantity. I really needed a case of the stuff.

I think it's been way too long since I've done a Belgian beer.
What yeast did you use Barls?

[barls]

glad you liked it
heres the whole recipe. i think it was jamils and i just ripped it off and changed it slightly


Dates
Date Brewed: 11 Feb 2012 Date Racked: 11 Feb 2012
Date Packaged: 11 Feb 2012 Date Ready: 11 Feb 2012


Selected Style and BJCP Guidelines
18C-Belgian Strong Ale-Belgian Tripel

Minimum OG: 1.075 SG Maximum OG: 1.085 SG
Minimum FG: 1.008 SG Maximum FG: 1.014 SG
Minimum IBU: 20 IBU Maximum IBU: 40 IBU
Minimum Color: 4.5 SRM Maximum Color: 7.0 SRM


Recipe Overview
Target Wort Volume Before Boil: 55.00 l Actual Wort Volume Before Boil: 55.67 l
Target Wort Volume After Boil: 40.00 l Actual Wort Volume After Boil: 40.00 l
Target Volume Transferred: 40.00 l Actual Volume Transferred: 40.00 l
Target Volume At Pitching: 40.00 l Actual Volume At Pitching: 40.00 l
Target Volume Of Finished Beer: 40.00 l Actual Volume Of Finished Beer: 40.00 l
Target Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.047 SG Actual Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.051 SG
Target OG: 1.077 SG Actual OG: 1.060 SG
Target FG: 1.013 SG Actual FG: 1.001 SG
Target Apparent Attenuation:: 82.7 % Actual Apparent Attenuation: 98.2 %
Target ABV: 8.6 % Actual ABV: 7.9 %
Target ABW: 6.8 % Actual ABW: 6.2 %
Target IBU (using Tinseth): 40.3 IBU Actual IBU: 38.8 IBU
Target Color (using Morey): 6.7 SRM Actual Color: 6.7 SRM
Target Mash Efficiency: 85.0 % Actual Mash Efficiency: 93.8 %
Target Fermentation Temp: 18 degC Actual Fermentation Temp: 18 degC


Fermentables
Ingredient Amount % MCU When
Australian Export Pilsner Malt 9.000 kg 78.1 % 3.0 In Mash/Steeped
Weyermann abbey 1.261 kg 10.9 % 5.9 In Mash/Steeped
Sugar - White Sugar/Sucrose 1.261 kg 10.9 % 0.0 End Of Boil


Hops
Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
Slovenian Styrian Goldings 4.5 % 120 g 35.0 Loose Pellet Hops 60 Min From End
Slovenian Styrian Goldings 4.5 % 36 g 5.3 Loose Pellet Hops 15 Min From End


Other Ingredients
Ingredient Amount When
Irish Moss 21 g In Mash


Yeast
Wyeast 1762-Belgian Abbey II

[Tipsy]

Thanks Barls, that's on my list.

Looks like I'll have to get the Weyermann Abbey from Ross as G&G don't stock it.

[Tipsy]

Just drinking your Honey ginger beer Barls.

I'm assuming it's not a kit GB as I can't taste the artificial sweetner and it's got a real ginger bite at the back of the throat.
It's not sweet but it's not really dry either so I guess that's what you'd want? (I don't drink much ginger beer)

Must be an age thing or maybe I'm immune (read saazgorillas) but I can't taste the honey.

[barls]

not a kit, the honeys there but not very well pronounced.
ill be mashing higher next time to bring the body up a bit to make it a little sweeter

[Oliver]

Tipsy,

Let me know which of these two Braumeister cherry-popping beers you would like and I'll get it off to you.

No.68 DrSmurto's Golden Ale
55% Maris Otter
20% Bestmalz vienna
20% Weyermann rye
5% Simpsons Dark Crystal
US-05
Hopped with Amarillo

No.69 Steam-ish Ale
55.6% Pilsner malt
40% Wheat malt
4.4% Pale crystal malt
Late additions of Citra and Galaxy
US-05

Hint: I would go the former as I find the latter a bit sweet, but you might like that.

Cheers,

Oliver

[Tipsy]

Former it is. Thanks Oliver.

[Oliver]

Packed and ready to post, Tipsy.

Cheers,

Oliver

[Tipsy]

Packed and ready to post, Tipsy.

Cheers,

Oliver

Back and ready to drink.

Thanks Oliver

[Oliver]

Tipsy,

The bottle was posted on Friday so it should be there in the next day or two, Australia Post gods willing.

Hope you enjoy it.

Oliver

[Tipsy]

Turned up this morning.
Thanks Oliver, will let you know how it goes in a week or so when it settles.

[Tipsy]

Well Oliver, my impatience got the better of me and It's pouring a little murky. I really should have left it at least a week longer. (maybe it's the Rye?)

Anyway that's not affecting the flavour.
It is perfectly well balanced, can't pick any sweetness or bitterness at all.
I really wouldn't have picked any of the ingredients but after reading your recipe I can taste the Amarillo and rye.

A very nice beer packaged in a way too small container

[Oliver]

Thanks for the comments, Tipsy. Glad you enjoyed it. It's definitely a recipe I will return to, perhaps with a different hop. However, unfortunately I am currently hamstrung in my brewing by the availability of bottles (or, more correctly, the room to appropriately store full bottles as I have hundreds of empty Pickaxe bottles in storage)

Cheers,

Oliver