As you know, we here at Chop & Brew are huge fans of the band 311. So is our good buddy Paul Illa, who is currently enrolled in the Brewing & Beer Steward Technology program at Dakota County Technical College and a member of both Minnesota Homebrewers Association and Primary Fermenters Homebrew Club. The recipe
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,
