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Belgian Golden Ale

225 calories 22.5 g 12 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 41 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 49.39 liters
Post Boil Size: 41 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12L)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 12L)
Created: Tuesday August 17th 2021
1.068
1.016
6.9%
26.1
3.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 kg Belgian - Pilsner11 kg Pilsner 37 1.6 88%
1.50 kg Cane Sugar1.5 kg Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 12%
12.50 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
80 g Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz80 g Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 70 min 17.07 82.5%
17 g Sterling17 g Sterling Hops Leaf/Whole 8.7 Boil 70 min 9.01 17.5%
97 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
23 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 680 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 532.1 g       Temp: 21 °C       CO2 Level: 8 g/l
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Use RO water. Add 3 tsp Calcium chloride to Mash water.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
68.86 L Strike 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 6.26 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 66 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 48.14 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 44.48 L and adding 2.74 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 76.12 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 38.14 L and adding 30.72 L sparge/top-off. 68.9
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (6.3 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (61.3 L). Reduce mash thickness to 5.59 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 57 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 6.3 L/kg 68.9
Mash volume with grains 76.1
Grain absorption losses -11
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 47.2 L) 49.4
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.9
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 41
Going into fermentor 41
Total: 61.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Golden Ale" Belgian Golden Strong Ale beer recipe by Brewer #350604. All Grain, ABV 6.86%, IBU 26.08, SRM 3.58, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Saaz, Sterling) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-11-01 20:30 UTC