Houblonmonstre Tripel IPA

[jamie_savoie]

Will be brewing this recipe this upcoming w-e.  I was suppose to make the actual houblon chouffe clone but I'm missing 2 hops (amarillo and tomahawk) so I'll do the northern brewer's version instead which uses hops I already have on hand.  I will use sucrose instead of corn sugar and I will be using washed yeast from my saison pipaix.

Houblonmonstre Tripel IPA
Brewer: Jamie
Asst Brewer:
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35,0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7,08 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5,98 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5,00 gal  
Bottling Volume: 5,00 gal
Estimated OG: 1,080 SG
Estimated Color: 5,3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 72,2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70,00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 59,7 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                            
12 lbs                Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3,0 SRM)              
1,00 oz              Magnum [14,00 %] - Boil 60,0 min            
1,00 oz              Hallertauer Hersbrucker [2,40 %] - Boil      
1,00 oz              Cascade [5,50 %] - Boil 15,0 min          
1,00 oz              Saaz (Czech - Leaf) [4,00 %] - Boil 15,0 min        
1,00 oz              Cascade [5,50 %] - Boil 5,0 min        
1,00 oz              Saaz (Czech - Leaf) [4,00 %] - Boil 5,0 min  
1,1 pkg              Belgian Ardennes (Wyeast Labs #3522)
2 lbs                  Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0,0 SRM)                


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 14 lbs
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Name                   Description                             Step Temperat Step Time    
Mash In                Add 15,00 qt of water at 168,8 F        150,0 F       75 min        
Mash Out               Add 9,60 qt of water at 202,9 F         168,0 F       10 min        

Sparge: Fly sparge with 2,62 gal water at 168,0 F

[jamie_savoie]

started the mash at lunch and I'll start sparging after work...if the day can finished already!  beautiful weather for brewing today  8-)

[jamie_savoie]

all went well, collected 5,25gal @ 1.083 which gives me an efficiency of 77.8%

this morning I had half an inch of krausen