Belgian Tripel - which hops?

Perfectly reasonable on bittering with Magnum.

For flavor/aroma either of those will work fine, just dends if you want a little more herbal with the Hallertau or a little more "spice" with the Saaz. American "noble" replacements like Sterling or Crystal that bring some light citrus with the spice can be really nice too.

 

IMO, any of the noble/near noble varieties could work well in a Tripel. Or even English varieties. Between Hallertau and Saaz, which do you prefer in general? Personally, I would lean toward Saaz for spicy/earthiness, but Hallertau has a bit more complexity IMO. Depends on what you're looking for. Either way, hops don't usually steal the show in a Tripel.

 

I'm with you on using a high AA hop to bitter all styles. It just seems wasteful to use low AA noble hops for bittering. For the rest, as mentioned, and English or Continental noble hop will get you there.

 

Sytrian Goldings and Strisselspalt.

 

Yup, Magnum for bittering will be OK.

I would use either Saaz or Styrian Goldings for finishing hops. Maybe one for the flavor addition and the second for the aroma addition?

Cheers!

 

I use Columbus for bittering in my chouffe houblon dobbelen Ipa Triple. Then saaz and centennial.

 

Unless you are looked by for something unconventional, a noble hop or close relative should be fine. Triples are not especially hoppy, and I believe you could even skip the flavor aroma additions, balancing sweetness with magnum and emphasizing yeast driven flavor aroma. Just a different approach. Your suggestions sound fine.

 

Northern brewer, ekg, tettnang have worked for me

 

I find that I get more flavor out of noble hops the LONGER they are boiled, not shorter. Want a nice spicy hop character? Boil some Hallertau, Tettnang, or Saaz for a full hour and see what you get out. Magnum is fine, even great... but maybe run an experiment sometime and see which route you truly prefer.

 

I have been using Belma the last few years for my Triple's. Has a nice peppery spice flavor that I like. Take care.

 

I really like using Perle hops in my tripels. Noble variety and very well rounded for all purpose.

 

I think you'll be fine with Magnum and Hallertaur/Saaz. Classics. I made a damn tasty "American Tripel" that used Warrior for bittering and Citra and Summit for flavoring and aroma. It was superb!