A Well-Made Tripel - One Gallon Batch

"Brooklyn Brew Shop":http://brooklynbrewshop.com/ - This was a recipe from their book titled "Beer Making Book":http://brooklynbrewshop.com/accessories/brooklyn-brew-shop-beer-making-book

* Belgian trippel
* according to the book, it's suppose to have a 9.9% ABV
* brewed on June 4
* used Wyeast Trappist HG 3787 
* we finished brewing and added blow-off tube around 11:00 p.m., June 4
* around 7:00 a.m. on June 5, no surface activity existed. but within an hour or so, considerable surface activity existed, filling the carboy to the lid with bubbles.
* by 11:00 p.m. on June 5, the most vigorous fermentation activity had already subsided.
* at 7:00 a.m. on June 6, fermentation activity continues at nice pace with gas flowing through the blow-off tube, but the activity is less than the evening before.
* fermentation on June 4, 5, and 6 occurred in the dining room with an air temp between 68 and 71 degrees. i wrapped a blanket around the carboy, and i stopped opening the window in the dining room because our morning temps this week were around 50 to 55 degrees. 
* temps in the dining room remained in the mid 70s from Jun 7 through Jun 9. 
* on Mon eve, Jun 9, turned the furnace on to 80 degrees for a while. Then later, I moved the fermenter to the upstairs bathroom and closed the door.
* we had cool mornings and days all week, Jun 9 through Jun 13. temps in the upstairs bathroom remained in the 70s.
* on Fri, Jun 13, I moved the carboy to the basement. 




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