- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Wyeast Belgian Ardennes 3522
- Yeast Starter
- Yes
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.5
- Original Gravity
- 1.078
- Final Gravity
- 1.016
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 90
- IBU
- 20.7
- Color
- 4.3 SRM
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 28 Days @ 76 Degrees
- Tasting Notes
- Citrus, spice, yeast
12LB Pilsner Malt
2LB Wheat Malt
.25LB Flaked Oats
.25LB Flaked Barley
1LB Sugar
.5oz Sweet Orange Peel (5 Min.)
.5oz Coriander (5 min.)
1 Star Anis (5 min.)
Mash at 151 degrees.
.5oz Styrian Goldings (90 min.)
.5oz Styrian Goldings (45 min.)
1oz Saaz (15 min.)
1oz Saaz (5 min.)
After a lot of research, I put together this clone recipe for Tripel Karmeliet. Here's what we know about this beer: They use three grains - oats, barley and wheat - both malted and raw. Since I don't have a setup for raw I used only malted grains. They use Styrian Goldings for bittering and Saaz for flavor and aroma with a total of 20 IBUs. They also referment in the bottle. I kegged so that is a step I omitted. After brewing this beer I realized three things: 1. My recipe is not citrusy enough. The next time I brew this I'm going to up the sweet orange peel to 1oz or 1.5oz. I think it could also use more coriander, maybe 1oz. 2. It should be dry hopped with Saaz, not much but some, maybe 2oz. 3. With all that being said, my clone is almost exact (see picture). If you love this beer, like me, you should try brewing this recipe and report back with results. My clone is really close, maybe a 7.5 out of a perfect 10. With your help we can achieve a perfect clone. Are you with me?
2LB Wheat Malt
.25LB Flaked Oats
.25LB Flaked Barley
1LB Sugar
.5oz Sweet Orange Peel (5 Min.)
.5oz Coriander (5 min.)
1 Star Anis (5 min.)
Mash at 151 degrees.
.5oz Styrian Goldings (90 min.)
.5oz Styrian Goldings (45 min.)
1oz Saaz (15 min.)
1oz Saaz (5 min.)
After a lot of research, I put together this clone recipe for Tripel Karmeliet. Here's what we know about this beer: They use three grains - oats, barley and wheat - both malted and raw. Since I don't have a setup for raw I used only malted grains. They use Styrian Goldings for bittering and Saaz for flavor and aroma with a total of 20 IBUs. They also referment in the bottle. I kegged so that is a step I omitted. After brewing this beer I realized three things: 1. My recipe is not citrusy enough. The next time I brew this I'm going to up the sweet orange peel to 1oz or 1.5oz. I think it could also use more coriander, maybe 1oz. 2. It should be dry hopped with Saaz, not much but some, maybe 2oz. 3. With all that being said, my clone is almost exact (see picture). If you love this beer, like me, you should try brewing this recipe and report back with results. My clone is really close, maybe a 7.5 out of a perfect 10. With your help we can achieve a perfect clone. Are you with me?