Tripel

Use 3/4 pounds of Carapils in 5 gallons to add a full malty flavor.

You can culture yeast from a bottle of Chimay.  To do this, try to pour beer out of the bottle and leave the last couple of inches of beer with the yeast sediment.  Make a starter using this beer and yeast.  See making a starter in the Brewing Technique section.

When a recipe calls for Belgium candy sugar you can use plain table sugar instead.  Belgium candy sugar runs about $5.00 a pound.

I like to add a little Cara-Pils (Dextrine) to bring out the malty flavor.

My favorite yeast for this style would have to be Wyeast 1214.  It seems to give my Tripels the best esters over any other Belgian yeast that I have tried.





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