Brewed up a tripel last week, tasting incredible and shaping up to be the best beer I've made. I came up short on OG due to efficiency and volume. Was planning to add some sugar now main fermentation is done (3787 no longer blowing the lid off fv). It has been chugging away for a week and seems stuck at 1.020 from 1.060. I have a fresh pack of the same yeast. Should I boil up some sugar or get some Candi syrup to add now?
help with tripel
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Cloud Surfer
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1.060 is very low for a Triple, so you might as well go ahead and add some dextrose to the fermenter. Crank the temperature up while you’re at it (24C) and hopefully the yeast have another crack at getting that FG down. You want to be around 1.010 FG.
In my experience, adding another pack of 3787 at this stage won’t help you.
I’m just learning my way around enzymes, but adding a small amount of Glucoamylase to the fermenter at this stage will kick things off. But I don’t have enough experience yet to tell you where it will finish. It might ferment right out to 1.000.
In my experience, adding another pack of 3787 at this stage won’t help you.
I’m just learning my way around enzymes, but adding a small amount of Glucoamylase to the fermenter at this stage will kick things off. But I don’t have enough experience yet to tell you where it will finish. It might ferment right out to 1.000.
Many of the Belgian yeast are reputed to resist restarting once they stop. Don't know if yours will kick off again, but 3787 is a high alcohol tolerant yeast, and when I last used it in a Belgian Dark Strong, it fermented it right out with its limits.
Following Cloud Surfer's advice may work, worth a try, or add some Belgian Candy Syrup or plain sucrose or dextrose.
Otherwise, call it a Belgian Pale Ale, and enjoy as is!
Following Cloud Surfer's advice may work, worth a try, or add some Belgian Candy Syrup or plain sucrose or dextrose.
Otherwise, call it a Belgian Pale Ale, and enjoy as is!
As it's a tripel, I wish you the very best of luck. Great beers. Whilst I don't technically know my way around a beer, I have found overall that since the ingredients are all basically the same, there are nifty process hints you can pick up which make the difference between poor, average, good, great, and excellent beers. Find a commercial craft beer of any style that really grabs you, then track down and read every thread/post you can find on cloning that particular beer. That is where I have picked up most of my process info that has helped my brewing exponentially. For the tripel, have a look into De Garre tripel. As good a beer as I have ever had. Simply sublime.
