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12 Beers of Christmas 2020 Caramel Quad

384 calories 41.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Tripel
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 9 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.05 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.114 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 384 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 41.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 6th 2020
1.114
1.032
10.8%
53.8
27.7
5.3
58.48
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb American - Pilsner20 lb Pilsner $ 1.51 / lb
$ 30.20 		37 1.8 55.6%
8 lb United Kingdom - Amber8 lb Amber $ 2.59 / lb
$ 20.72 		32 27 22.2%
4 lb Munich4 lb Munich $ 1.89 / lb
$ 7.56 		37 6 11.1%
4 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-904 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90 - (late boil kettle addition) 32 90 11.1%
36 lbs / $ 58.48
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Styrian Goldings4 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 43.92 50%
4 oz Saaz4 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 15 min 9.91 50%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
66%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 319 B cells required
Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
66%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
63 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 319 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
70 5 5 75 80 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 gal Strike 160 °F 150 °F 60 min
6.5 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.56 gal (50.24 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.44 gal (37.76 qt) and adding 0.56 gal (2.24 qt) sparge/top-off. 10 40  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 10 40  
Mash volume with grains 12.56 50.2  
Grain absorption losses -4 -16  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.45 g | 21.8 qt) 6.55 26.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.2 g | 44.8 qt) 12.3 49.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.35 1.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 9 g | 36 qt) 10.05 40.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 10.05 g | 40.2 qt) 9 36  
Total: 16.55 66.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

The Candi Sugar is used as an estimate for the homemade caramel using 2 pounds of DME and 2 pounds of table sugar. The attenuation of the yeast was reduced to reflect the final gravity from the unfermentable unaccounted for in the recipe.

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