Style: Belgian Tripel

All Styles

Style Profile

BU:GU

0.36

Hops

4.5 g/L

Mash pH

5.57

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 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
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
0.56 g/L 2.05 g/L
1.26 g/L
Flavour
0.38 g/L 1.43 g/L
0.99 g/L
Aroma
0.43 g/L 1.46 g/L
0.75 g/L
Whirlpool
0.62 g/L 2.72 g/L
1.35 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2018
1.36 g/L 1.36 g/L
1.36 g/L
2019
4.08 g/L 4.08 g/L
4.08 g/L
2020
0.74 g/L 1.15 g/L
0.95 g/L
2021
0.3 g/L 0.62 g/L
0.38 g/L
2022
1.36 g/L 1.36 g/L
1.36 g/L
2023
0.46 g/L 0.76 g/L
0.74 g/L
2024
0.67 g/L 0.68 g/L
0.67 g/L

dated Belgian Tripel recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 51% Single Infusion
  • 44% Step Mash
  • 6% Decoction

% of Belgian Tripel recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 65 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 5 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 18 ppm Na⁺
  • 75 ppm Cl⁻
  • 75 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 100 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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