My Slightly Amber Belgian Tripel Ale with Holiday Spices (and without for a control)

Christmas came late with this video but this beer is amazing any time of year! Recipe and equipment links in the description

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Clawhammer Supply 120V Electric System: https://bit.ly/2ugBQKg
Clawhammer Supply 240v Electric system: https://bit.ly/3fxmnKO
Blichmann Riptide pump: https://bit.ly/3alWNnO

Grain from Northern Brewer: https://bit.ly/3Cb4s5L
Monster Mill: https://bit.ly/3aohPlJ
Grain scale: https://bit.ly/2V0tOAO

Brewbuilt fermenter: https://bit.ly/3jgPMd6
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Pulley stuff
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Christmas Ale 2 ways
Flora Brewing
Belgian-Style Strong Dark Ale
9.5% / 21.5 °P

All Grain

Clawhammer 120V BIAB
73.7% efficiency
Batch Volume: 11 gal
Boil Time: 60 min

Mash Water: 15.15 gal
Total Water: 15.15 gal
Boil Volume: 12.42 gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.078

Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.090
Final Gravity: 1.018
IBU (Tinseth): 28
BU/GU: 0.31
Colour: 17.5 SRM 

Mash
Strike Temp — 145.6 °F
Temperature — 138 °F — 20 min
Temperature — 152 °F — 20 min
Temperature — 158 °F — 20 min
Temperature — 168 °F — 10 min

Malts (34 lb)
30 lb (83.3%) — Rahr Pilsner Malt — Grain — 1.8 °L
3 lb (8.3%) — Briess Aromatic Malt — Grain — 15.3 °L
1 lb (2.8%) — Dingemans Special B — Grain — 109.4 °L

Other (2 lb)
2 lb (5.6%) — Candi Sugar, Amber — Sugar — 55.9 °L

Hops (4 oz)
2 oz (21 IBU) — Northern Brewer 8% — Boil — 60 min
2 oz (7 IBU) — Saaz 3.5% — Boil — 30 min

Yeast
2 pkg — Escarpment Yeast Labs Ardennes Ale 80%

Fermentation
Primary — 68 °F — 15 PSI — 14 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol

5 gallons will be standard and kegged after fermentation
5 gallons will be kept in fermenter with added:
Cardamom, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, bitter orange peel








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Christmas Ale 2 ways METRIC
Flora Brewing
Belgian-Style Strong Dark Ale
9.5% / 21.5 °P
Provided by

All Grain

Clawhammer 120V BIAB
73.7% efficiency
Batch Volume: 41.64 L
Boil Time: 60 min

Mash Water: 57.35 L
Total Water: 57.35 L
Boil Volume: 47 L
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.078

Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.090
Final Gravity: 1.018
IBU (Tinseth): 28
BU/GU: 0.31
Colour: 34.5 EBC 

Mash
Strike Temp — 63.1 °C
Temperature — 58.9 °C — 20 min
Temperature — 66.7 °C — 20 min
Temperature — 70 °C — 20 min
Temperature — 75.6 °C — 10 min

Malts (15.422 kg)
13.608 kg (83.3%) — Rahr Pilsner Malt — Grain — 3.3 EBC
1.361 kg (8.3%) — Briess Aromatic Malt — Grain — 39.5 EBC
454 g (2.8%) — Dingemans Special B — Grain — 290 EBC

Other (907 g)
907 g (5.6%) — Candi Sugar, Amber — Sugar — 148 EBC

Hops (113.4 g)
56.7 g (21 IBU) — Northern Brewer 8% — Boil — 60 min
56.7 g (7 IBU) — Saaz 3.5% — Boil — 30 min

Yeast
2 pkg — Escarpment Yeast Labs Ardennes Ale 80%

Fermentation
Primary — 20 °C — 1.03 Bar — 14 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol

5 gallons will be standard and kegged after fermentation
5 gallons will be kept in fermenter with added:
Cardamom, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, bitter orange peel