Best dry yeast for a Belgium Triple

[starseeker]

I am going to be brewing a Belgium Tripel soon to put down for Christmas,
As this brew is all about the yeast ,i thought i would ask those who have already had good success brewing this, the yeasts that they recommend,as i do not want to brew this and then in seven months time find it is not exactly good ,due to just going for it .

 

[Erik The Anglophile]

I have not brewed anything Belgian, but it is in my future brews list.
I plan on trying the Lallemand Abbaye strain, when Googling around it seems to get a lot of praise, might be worth looking into.

 

[Pennine]

Edit just reread you said dry....

 

[Slid]

MJ 31 Tripel is OK, as is the Lallemand Abbaye.

 

[Lynx Brewery]

I have had good results for my “Tripel Threat” brews, using the James Morton recipe from his “Brew” book.

I usually aim for 25 litres and use 3 packets of MJ31.

 

[chthon]

MJ M47 is also a nice one, but you shouldn't go above 8% (with bottling sugar and a bottling yeast you can reach 8,5%). The Bulldog Trapix is also a nice one, but also restricted to 8% ABV.

The M31 and M41 are also nice, have a higher ABV rating, but leave the body dryer. They are diastaticus strains, so use up everything fermentable.

I have also found that these yeasts can be underpitched. I use a pitch rate of 0,65 with these. Don't restrain temperature.

Another nice example to compare with is the St.-Bernardus tripel.

 

[clib]

I don't make Tripels but Lalbrew Abbaye, M31 and M41 are all good and would suit the style.

I wonder who manufactures the Bulldog yeasts?

 

[Sadfield]

Too early to tell, but the taste of the Tripel I've just bottled using a 2:1 blend of Lallemand Abbaye and MJ 31 Tripel tasted pretty good. They could well be the same, it's just what I had in. I'd happily recommend either.

 

[clib]

Too early to tell, but the taste of the Tripel I've just bottled using a 2:1 blend of Lallemand Abbaye and MJ 31 Tripel tasted pretty good. They could well be the same, it's just what I had in. I'd happily recommend either.

My understanding is that M31 is diastaticus and Abbaye isn't, so not the same.

 

[Sadfield]

My understanding is that M31 is diastaticus and Abbaye isn't, so not the same.

Ah yes, so it is. Good job I've also blended being busy and procrastinating, and had it sat in a keg for a month awaiting bottling.

 

[starseeker]

Thanks for the replies ,i will read up on the recommended yeast and make a decision :)

 

[Northern_Brewer]

I don't make Tripels but Lalbrew Abbaye, M31 and M41 are all good and would suit the style.

I wonder who manufactures the Bulldog yeasts?

Bulldog seem to correspond pretty closely to the Mangrove Jack range, so I assume they're just MJ yeasts in a different packet.