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Don't Count Your Chickens

219 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dubbel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 58% (brew house)
Calories: 219 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 18th 2021
1.067
1.011
7.3%
28.6
33.9
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 30.4%
4.50 lb Dingemans - Belgian Pilsner Malt4.5 lb Belgian Pilsner Malt 37 1.6 24.9%
1.50 lb Munich - Light 10L1.5 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 8.3%
1.50 lb American - Red Wheat1.5 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 8.3%
1.50 lb Briess - Victory Malt1.5 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 8.3%
1 lb Dingemans - Special B1 lb Special B 33.1 125 5.5%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.5%
6 oz American - Black Malt6 oz Black Malt 28 500 2.1%
7 oz Belgian Candi Sugar - Dark (275L)7 oz Belgian Candi Sugar - Dark (275L) - (late mash tun addition) 38 275 2.4%
12 oz Rice Hulls12 oz Rice Hulls 0 0 4.2%
18.06 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 17.81 50%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 20 min 10.79 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Ardennes 3522
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 85 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 341 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.25 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.61 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
1.24 gal Hold 15 min at 168 then Sparge Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.61 26.4  
Mash volume with grains 8.02 32.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.2 -8.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.88 g | 11.5 qt) 2.56 10.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.17 36.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

(Jan '22 Batch ONLY: 4.5L starter with 2 old packs and 1 new pack)

3L Yeast Starter

64F Pitch Temp
Raise 1F per day (starting 12 hours after pitch) to 72F
Hold 72F for 6 days

Cold Crash

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