Belgian and farmhouse
Belgian Tripel
Pale, strong and deceptively drinkable: spicy yeast phenols, a soft pilsner malt base and a dry finish helped along by candi sugar.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.075 - 1.085
1.075 - 1.085
Final gravity
1.008 - 1.014
1.008 - 1.014
Bitterness
20 IBU - 40 IBU
20 IBU - 40 IBU
Colour
4.5 SRM - 7 SRM
4.5 SRM - 7 SRM
Alcohol
7.5% - 9.5%
7.5% - 9.5%
Colour also 9-14 EBC
What goes wrong
Skipping the sugar. Without it the beer finishes heavy and the alcohol reads as cloying rather than warming.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Checked against the published guidelines.
Brew it
A recipe on this site brewed to this style
Every figure below is computed from the ingredients and checked against the ranges above before the page is built.
The rest of the belgian and farmhouse family
Plan a batch to these numbers.