Brew Log : Tripel - December 27, 2008

Brewlog: Tripel - December 27, 2008

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Brewed:	December 27, 2008	Bottled/Kegged:	January 9, 2009	Status:	Ready

Values:

Volume to fermenter[ltr (gal)]:	21.00	Alcohol by volume:	9.25%	Apparent Attenuation:	86.25%

Original Gravity[SG]:	1.080	Final Gravity[SG]:	1.011	Colour [SRM(EBC)]:

BU/GU ratio:	0.37	Balance:	1.02

Recipe Values:

Expected Mash Efficiency:	70.00%	Expected Bitterness[IBU]:	30.06
Actual Mash Efficiency:	86.15%

Expected Values >>

Comments:

Sugar will be added after krausen has completed to allow for adequate processing of the maltose in preference to the sucrose.

Log entries:

Attenuation(points) vs Time(days)

Sat January 17, 2009 23:00	Gravity reading[SG]: 1.011, Temp[C (F)]: 3.00 (37.40), Atten: 86.25%, ABV: 9.25%	Transfered to a second keg and added 1.5gms of gelatin in 250ml of water. A lot of yeast had already dropped out of solution which is a good sign. Also started carbonation after transfer.
Thu January 08, 2009 20:25	Gravity reading[SG]: 1.011, Temp[C (F)]: 18.00 (64.40), Atten: 86.25%, ABV: 9.25%	Finally seems to have finished out. Needs to be cold shocked to drop the yeast out of suspension
Sat January 03, 2009 21:01	Gravity reading[SG]: 1.019, Temp[C (F)]: 20.00 (68.00), Atten: 76.25%, ABV: 8.18%	Meausered refractometer @ 11 plato (translates to 1.019 according to refractometer adjustments, will measure with a hydrometer next time) Alcohol seemed a little hot though.
Thu January 01, 2009 22:28	Gravity reading[SG]: 1.037, Temp[C (F)]: 18.00 (64.40), Atten: 53.75%, ABV: 5.76%	Added 1250gms sugar in ~ 1.5L solution
Thu January 01, 2009 19:28	Gravity reading[SG]: 1.022, Temp[C (F)]: 19.00 (66.20), Atten: 72.50%, ABV: 7.77%	Might add sugar now, as malt is almost all fermented out. If it does not drop low enough will pitch some more yeast.
Tue December 30, 2008 23:42	Gravity reading[SG]: 1.036, Temp[C (F)]: 19.00 (66.20), Atten: 55.00%, ABV: 5.90%
Tue December 30, 2008 09:15	Gravity reading[SG]: 1.036, Temp[C (F)]: 19.00 (66.20), Atten: 55.00%, ABV: 5.90%	Throwing out a lot of sulfur at the moment, should be mostly finished with the malt in a day or two. Will wait for it to attenuate a bit more than add the sugar.
Mon December 29, 2008 09:56	Gravity reading[SG]: 1.065, Temp[C (F)]: 19.00 (66.20), Atten: 18.75%, ABV: 2.01%	Already fermenting very strongly

Log tasting entries:

Thu June 11, 2009 20:31	Rating: 50 Age at tasting: 5 months	The bottled version is quite different from the kegged version. Seems somehow richer and fuller, more rounded. Think I will start bottle conditioning more of the high OG ales.
Wed April 08, 2009 22:46	Rating: 50 Age at tasting: 2 months	Woo hoo - picked up second place in the Belgian Beerfest comp as a Belgian Strong Golden Ale
Sat March 21, 2009 21:55	Rating: 50 Age at tasting: 2 months	I really like this beer. It is my favourite I have brewed to date ... screw the Beerfest judges ;)
Tue March 03, 2009 23:56	Rating: 10 Age at tasting: about 1 month	I really love this beer, but it really bummed out at Beerfest only scoring sub 80 (usually the realm of horribly infected beer). Thought the judges where being really harsh. They took it to town over hot alcohol issues. Will have to try again fermenting at or below 18C.
Thu February 12, 2009 19:50	Rating: 40 Age at tasting: about 1 month	Little on the hot side prehaps
Sun January 18, 2009 23:58	Rating: 40 Age at tasting: 9 days	Undercarbonated and cloudy, and still tasted great. Upped the carbonation today, hopefully will clear by the end of the week.