So, I had this extract tripel kit that I received as a birthday gift last month. Figured I'd cook it up just to get it off the shelf. Kit target numbers were 1.091 OG, 1.019 FG, 9.5% ABV, 7 SRM, and 26 IBU's. I was thinking that's pretty pale, in the lager range.
One of the best tripels I ever tasted was in a little brewpub in Superior, Wisconsin. About 10% ABV, gold with a touch of pink. My wife got smashed on 2 5 oz taster glasses. OK, she is a lightweight. Still, very nice beer.
So, got everything sanitized and ready. Wifey called me in for brekkus. I'm still thinking about that slightly pink tripel, when she breaks out some toast with strawberry jam, and the light bulb feebly flickered above my head.
So, I brewed up the kit, and my OG is about 11 points too high, but I put it in the fermenter and pitched the yeast.
I haven't added any strawberries yet, but I'm thinking about buying some frozen strawberries, macerating them in one of them kitchen whirly thingies, and adding them to the primary. What I'm looking for is a tinge of pink, and a wee bit of tartness.
Has anybody tried anything along these lines, and maybe any suggestions for an amount of puree?