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Special Belge

156 calories 16.2 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 500 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 520 liters
Post Boil Size: 510 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 156 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday August 31st 2021
12.6 °P
3.3 °P
5.0%
29.0
23.9
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
50 kg Belgian - Pilsner50 kg Pilsner 37 2.77 45.5%
50 kg Belgian - Pale Ale50 kg Pale Ale 38 7.58 45.5%
5 kg Simpsons - Red Rye Crystal5 kg Red Rye Crystal 29.9 237.07 4.5%
5 kg Belgian - Special B5 kg Special B 34 305.39 4.5%
110 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1,000 g Fuggles1000 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 22.85 50%
500 g Saaz500 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 4.41 25%
500 g Saaz500 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Whirlpool 0 min 1.75 25%
2,000 g / 0.00 €
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2207 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edegem
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 515.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 470.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 402.6 L 330
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 330
Mash volume with grains 402.6
Grain absorption losses -110
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 296.6 L) 300.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 515.7 L) 520
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -7.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 502.5 L) 510
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -2.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 507.5 L) 500
Total: 630.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Special Belge" Belgian Pale Ale beer recipe by Brewer #111752. All Grain, ABV 5.01%, IBU 29, SRM 23.9, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Pale Ale, Red Rye Crystal, Special B) Hops: (Fuggles, Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-08-31 13:03 UTC