Maredsous 10 (Tripel) Clone

[loveofrose]

I'm taking a stab at cloning Maredsous 10 and would appreciate any feedback. According to Brew Like A Monk, it is a pilsner base with caramel malt. Moortgat tends to lean toward Styrian and Saaz hops, so I'm going with that spiciness. Lastly, they claim Duvel strain is used. I will go ahead and call bull**** on that. Wyeast 1388 is way too clean for the clove/banana/ ester profile in Maredsous. I'm going to go with Wyeast 3787 fermented at 70-80 F. That should put the esters in there I'm looking for. I would love to hear your opinions!

Maredsous 10 Tripel Clone
5 gallons - Partial Mash

Specialty Grains
4 oz Caramel 20 L
4 oz Caramel 60 L
Steep 150 F for 30 minutes.

12 lbs pilsner LME
1.5 lbs Clear Candi Sugar
Boil 1 hour with the following hop schedule:
1 oz Styrian Goldings for 1 hour.
1 oz Saaz for 10 minutes.
2 oz Styrian Goldings for 1 minute.

Pitch 2 liter starter of Wyeast 3787 at 70 F, but allow the temperature to go up to 80-84 F for ester production.

16 Lovibond
22 IBU
10.4% ABV

 

[loveofrose]

Has anyone had Maredsous or is it rare?

 

[clarkwisconsin]

Idk if it's rare but my local bottle shop had it and I picked it up. I was very pleased by this beer.

 

[macandal]

I'm taking a stab at cloning Maredsous 10 and would appreciate any feedback...

Has anyone had Maredsous or is it rare?

Did you make this? How did it come out? I think Maredsous is a bit rare, so much so a lot of people haven't tried it and it's unavailable (it appears) in my area (San Francisco CA). I would love to take a stab at this and I would love to hear about your experiences brewing this. Thank you.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Available at Total Wine in Tucson. Not really rare. Very good tripel.
If you have a Total Wine near you, check their website.

 

[macandal]

Available at Total Wine in Tucson. Not really rare. Very good tripel.
If you have a Total Wine near you, check their website.

Not here. They don't have it.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Not here. They don't have it.

We'll, I'll go pick up a bottle tomorrow and drink it for you. It's the least I can do.

 

[jrgtr42]

I see maredsou inmost of the "better" beer stores around here.
Not really rare, perse, but it's not likely a big seller, so most places don't order a lot of it,
It's definitely one of the best Tripels out there.
I do wonder about the OP, but that was 6 years ago, I doubt that person is still with us.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Yup, I missed that. Try not to answer prehistoric posts!

 

[macandal]

I do wonder about the OP, but that was 6 years ago, I doubt that person is still with us.

Still active on the forums.