Belgian Tripel Recipe All Grain

Here is a good recipe for a Belgian Tripel.  If you brew them, and you aren't a Trappist Monk, you can't call it a Trappist Ale.  However, if you are a Trappist Monk, you'd already know how to brew a Trappist Ale, right? 

Anyway, here is a recipe for a Belgian Tripel.  I'd like to know what you think.

Amt.	Unit	Ingredient	Form	Time
19.0	LBS	German Pilsner Malt	Grain	90
1.0	LBS	Vienna Malt	Grain	90
1.5	LBS	Light Belgian Candy Sugar	Sugar	10
1.5	OZ	Tettnanger (4.5% Alpha Acid)	Pellet	60
1.0	OZ	Saaz (3.75% Alpha Acid)	Pellet	30
0.50	OZ	Saaz (3.75% Alpha Acid)	Pellet	15
0.75	OZ	Cascade (7.1% Alpha Acid)	Pellet	10
1.0	TSP	Irish Moss
1.0	Vial	White Labs Abbey Ale (WLP530)	Liquid Yeast

Mash at 152 Degrees F for 90 minutes minimum if you are doing a single stage infusion. Add the sugar to the boil in the last 10 minutes but before adding the Cascade hops.  The sugar will need to be stirred and desolved well.

A Dunkelweizen???

What is a Dunkelweizen?

This is pronounced “doonn-kel vite-sen”.  The “oo” sounds the same as the “oo” in the word “foot”.   This is a dark version of a hefewiezen.  The beer tends to be a bit cloudy and can range in color from a dark yellow to brown.  They are highly carbonated with a long lasting head.  These are not heavily hopped and tend to have a fruity flavor.  However, this type of beer can also have the flavor hints of clove, vanilla, banana, apple, bubblegum and nutmeg.  The alcohol content can range from 4.0% to 7.0%.

Belgian Tripel

I am researching the different types of beers for my new book.  I found this interesting about the Belgian Tripel. 

The Belgian Tripel is very similar to the Belgian Strong Dark Ale.  It is called a Tripel because it is brewed with up to three times the malt of a standard Belgian Ale.  This type of beer would be called a Trappist Ale if it were actually brewed by the Trappist Monks.  But, since it isn’t, you can’t call it a Trappist Ale.  These are bright gold in color and have a thick dense head.  The aroma is spicy, but can be powdery or fruity as well.  These tend to be rather high in alcohol.  The alcohol content can range from 7.0% to 12.0%.