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Belgian Dark Strong

322 calories 32.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 190 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 225 gallons
Post Boil Size: 203 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 20.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 23.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Calories: 322 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 8th 2021
23.0 °P
6.1 °P
9.5%
23.8
18.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
440 lb Malteurop - Pilsen Malt440 lb Pilsen Malt 37.44 1.7 75.5%
110 lb Briess - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L110 lb Bonlander Munich Malt 10L 35.9 10 18.9%
27.50 lb Castle Malting - Château Special Belgium27.5 lb Château Special Belgium 34 115 4.7%
5 lb German - Carafa III5 lb Carafa III 32 535 0.9%
582.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 lb Yakima Chief Hops - Magnum1 lb Magnum Hops Pellet 13.2 Boil 90 min 16.23 25%
1 lb Sterling1 lb Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 10 min 3.62 25%
2 lb Sterling2 lb Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 5 min 3.99 50%
4 lbs / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 194.65 gal (778.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 182.65 gal (730.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 265.04 gal (1060.15 qt) 218.44 873.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 218.44 873.8  
Mash volume with grains 265.04 1060.2  
Grain absorption losses -72.81 -291.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 49.28 g | 197.1 qt) 79.63 318.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 194.65 g | 778.6 qt) 225 900  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2.4 -9.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 190 g | 760 qt) 203 812  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 203 g | 812 qt) 190 760  
Total: 298.06 1192.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Dark Strong" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by Beerzilla91. All Grain, ABV 9.48%, IBU 23.84, SRM 18.88, Fermentables: (Pilsen Malt, Bonlander Munich Malt 10L, Château Special Belgium, Carafa III) Hops: (Magnum, Sterling)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-09-08 17:58 UTC