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Belgian Chritsmas Ale

202 calories 20.7 g 12 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.4 liters
Post Boil Size: 8.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.134 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.180 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 202 calories (Per 12L)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 12L)
Created: Saturday November 13th 2021
1.061
1.015
6.0%
18.4
15.5
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.80 kg Ireks - Pilsner Malt5.8 kg Pilsner Malt 36 1.8 81.7%
400 g Simpsons - DRC400 g DRC 34.7 115 5.6%
500 g Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)500 g Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) 38 60 7%
200 g Weyermann - CaraRed200 g CaraRed 35 19.3 2.8%
200 g Weyermann - Acidulated200 g Acidulated 27 3.4 2.8%
7,100 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Magnum20 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 13.55 33.3%
20 g Styrian Goldings20 g Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 30 min 3.82 33.3%
20 g Styrian Goldings20 g Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 5 min 0.99 33.3%
60 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
100 g Cinnamon Spice Boil 15 min.
50 g Nutmeg Spice Boil 15 min.
100 g Clove Spice Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Belgian Wit M21
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 131 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Fuente Primavera
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
89 23 19 36 44 297
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
19.8 L Temperature 64 °C 68 °C 90 min
15.7 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (3 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (18.6 L). Reduce mash thickness to 2.79 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 12.6 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 19.8
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.7 L) 24.2
Grain absorption losses -6.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.3
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.5 L) 11.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 8.5
Top off amount 16.5
Going into fermentor 25
Total: 18.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Chritsmas Ale" Winter Seasonal Beer recipe by Rebel_theway. All Grain, ABV 6.02%, IBU 18.36, SRM 15.51, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, DRC, Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L), CaraRed, Acidulated) Hops: (Magnum, Styrian Goldings) Other: (Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Clove)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-11-13 17:01 UTC