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Fruit Cake Ale alt1

250 calories 26.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 17 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21 gallons
Post Boil Size: 19 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 250 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 20th 2020
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23.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
35 lb US - Pale 2-Row35 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80.5%
2 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-452 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-45 32 45 4.6%
2 lb Weyermann - CaraAroma2 lb CaraAroma 36 140 4.6%
2 lb Aromatic Malt2 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 4.6%
2 lb Belgian - CaraVienne2 lb CaraVienne 34 20 4.6%
0.50 lb American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 1.1%
43.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum1.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 14.5 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 20.66 42.9%
1 oz LD Carlson - GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH1 oz GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil at 212 °F 10 min 1.45 28.6%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil at 212 °F 10 min 1.55 28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Mash 0 min.
30 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33
Amount:
6 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
59 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 878 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 3.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
96 4 6 13 32 287
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.94 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 18.63 gal (74.53 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 6.63 gal (26.53 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 18.88 gal (75.53 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.68 gal (34.72 qt) and adding 6.88 gal (27.53 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.56 62.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 15.56 62.3  
Mash volume with grains 18.88 75.5  
Grain absorption losses -5.19 -20.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.33 g | 33.3 qt) 10.7 42.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.18 0.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 18.63 g | 74.5 qt) 21 84  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 17 g | 68 qt) 19 76  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 19 g | 76 qt) 17 68  
Total: 26.26 105
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Fruit Cake Ale alt1" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by merrante52@gmail.com. All Grain, ABV 7.19%, IBU 23.66, SRM 18.89, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Belgian Candi Syrup - D-45, CaraAroma, Aromatic Malt, CaraVienne, Chocolate) Hops: (Magnum, GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH, Tettnanger) Other: (Yeast Nutrient, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Salt, Magnesium Chloride, Baking Soda)
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