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Bog Ale

234 calories 19.5 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 13 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20.35 liters
Post Boil Size: 14.22 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 234 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Monday April 5th 2021
1.051
1.008
5.7%
25.3
17.1
n/a
217.25
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
2 kg Ireks - Pilsner Malt2 kg Pilsner Malt kr 28.00 / kg
kr 56.00 		36 3.31 70.8%
0.30 kg Ireks - Munich Malt0.3 kg Munich Malt kr 30.00 / kg
kr 9.00 		36.8 19.85 10.6%
0.30 kg Ireks - Wheat Malt Light0.3 kg Wheat Malt Light kr 30.00 / kg
kr 9.00 		38 3.71 10.6%
0.20 kg Brown Sugar0.2 kg Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 38.53 7.1%
0.03 kg German - Carafa II0.025 kg Carafa II 32 1132.64 0.9%
2.83 kg / kr 74.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Saaz15 g Saaz Hops kr 0.79 / g
kr 11.85 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 12.04 27.3%
15 g Saaz15 g Saaz Hops kr 0.79 / g
kr 11.85 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 9.26 27.3%
25 g Saaz25 g Saaz Hops kr 0.79 / g
kr 19.75 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 4 45.5%
55 g / kr 43.45
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 g Yeast Nutrient kr 1.60 / g
kr 0.80 		Other Boil 10 min.
kr 0.80
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
kr 99.00 / each
kr 99.00
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
20 - 26 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 57 B cells required
kr 99.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 85.2 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.5 L Strike 75 °C 67 °C 60 min
3.3 L Strike 100 °C 77 °C 5 min
12.2 L Sparge -- 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 6.6
Mash volume with grains 8.3
Grain absorption losses -2.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.7 L) 17.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 21.7 L) 20.4
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.1
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 13 L) 14.2
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 14.2 L) 13
Total: 23.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

The exact amount to use of my particular bog myrtle (Myrica gale) extract will be determined by trial and error at bottling. Lagom is best, as we say.

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  • Last Updated: 2021-06-13 13:15 UTC