Black tripel? Say what?! Yeah, we’re going there. The recipe for this black tripel Belgian specialty ale was shared with Chop & Brew by Duluth, MN, homebrewer and musician Jimi Cooper. The inspiration for Jimi’s Paint It Black Tripel was the Black is Back black tripel recipe by Charlie Papazian as published in May/June 2013 edition
What follows is the recipe and brewing/tasting notes as provided to Chop & Brew by homebrewer Kent Erickson as it relates to his series of whey stouts that we sampled in Episode 75 | Whey Stout Three Ways. It should be noted that Kent’s original inspiration came from a recipe for Oatmeal Cream DoubleF Stout,
By Chip Walton For his 100th homebrew, Paul Fowler wanted to brew something special. The historical recipe for Courage Imperial Stout seemed to fit the bill – with it’s two-hour mash, two-hour boil, medium-high original gravity, bitterness and age-ability. Paul got the inspiration for brewing the beer from previous homebrews he’d sample with his homebrew
