Westmalle Tripel Clone

 

This recipe was modified from byo's clone recipe, the original recipe is available here.

5g batch

OG 1.082

FG 1.012 

8lbs pale malt

3lbs pilsener DME

1lb clear candi syrup

1oz Styrian Goldings hops

0.75oz Tettnang hops

0.50oz Fuggle hops

0.50oz Saaz hops

Wyeast 3787 (4L starter)

Mash grain at 150f for 90 minutes, sparge at 170f.

Bring collected wort to a boil. Boil 60 minutes with the following hop additions: Goldings & Tettnang @ :60, Fuggles @ :25 and Saaz @ :05. I also mixed in the DME & syrup @ :15 so it didn't caramalize, watch for a second boil over when doing this.

Cool, aerate and pitch the slurry from your 4L starter.

Primary for two weeks.

Secondary untill is settles out 1-2 weeks.

Bottle carbonate with 3/4 cup sucrose dissolved in 2 cups of water. 

This one is best when it has bottle aged at least a few months but it will be carbonated in a couple weeks.

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Unibroue Quelque Chose Clone

This is a modified recipe from North American Clone Brews:

5 gallon
OG 1.085
FG 1.022

7lbs Pale Malt
3lbs Wheat Malt
4lbs Pilsen DME
1/2lb Carastan Malt
1 oz Northern Brewers Hops
2 Cinnamon Sticks (broken up)
6 Cloves
6lbs Sour Cherries 
Wyeast 3787 (4L starter)

Mash grain at 150f for 60 minutes. Sparge at 168f.

Transfer wort to your brew pot, mix in DME and bring to a rolling boil.

Once boiling add 1oz northern brewer hops and boil for 60 minutes.

Cool, transfer to your carboy and pitch the yeast slurry from your 4L starter.

Primary ferment for 2 weeks.

Rack to secondary onto 6lbs sour cherries, cinnamon and clove and secondary for 3-4 weeks on the cool side (50-55f)

Then rack off the cherries to a clean carboy and allow to clarify for 2 weeks.

Bottle carbonate with 3/4 cup sucrose dissolved in 2 cups of water.

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Finally got around to making this one after coming across the recipe a few years ago. I bottled it yesterday and I am looking forward to trying it carbonated. Smells amazing! Here are a bunch of shots I took along the way: