Style: Belgian Tripel

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Style Profile based on 1,038 recipes

BU:GU

0.35

Hops

4.5 g/L

Mash pH

5.57

Style Guidelines BJCP 2015 Beer
OG
1.075 1.085
1.08
FG
1.008 1.014
1.013
IBU
20 40
28
ABV
7.5% 9.5%
8.9%
SRM
4.5 7
Description

A pale, somewhat spicy, dry, strong Trappist ale with a pleasant rounded malt flavor and firm bitterness. Quite aromatic, with spicy, fruity, and light alcohol notes combining with the supportive clean malt character to produce a surprisingly drinkable beverage considering the high alcohol level. History: Originally popularized by the Trappist monastery at Westmalle. Style Comparison: May resemble a Belgian Golden Strong Ale but slightly darker and somewhat fuller-bodied, with more emphasis on phenolics and less on esters. Usually has a more rounded malt flavor but should never be sweet.

Examples: Affligem Tripel, Chimay Cinq Cents, La Rulles Tripel, La Trappe Tripel, St. Bernardus Tripel, Unibroue La Fin Du Monde, Val-Dieu Triple, Watou Tripel, Westmalle Tripel

Typical Grain Bill

% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%

Common Additions

% of Belgian Tripel recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.43 g/L 2.05 g/L
0.91 g/L
Flavour
0.34 g/L 1.37 g/L
0.73 g/L
Aroma
0.38 g/L 1.37 g/L
0.69 g/L
Whirlpool
0.31 g/L 2.67 g/L
0.72 g/L

Common Hops

% of Belgian Tripel recipes using each hop

Common Fermentables

Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes

Common Yeasts

% of Belgian Tripel recipes using each strain

Typical Water Profile

Ca²⁺ 65 ppm
Mg²⁺ 5 ppm
Na⁺ 17 ppm
Cl⁻ 75 ppm
SO₄²⁻ 75 ppm
HCO₃⁻ 100 ppm

median across recipes with a declared water profile

Similar Styles

Ranked by similarity across OG, IBU, ABV, hop rate, and grist composition.

Belgian Golden Strong Ale

98%

Belgian Dark Strong Ale

94%

Doppelbock

92%

Bière de Garde

90%

Helles Bock

89%
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