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Belga

225 calories 21.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dubbel
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 110 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 125 liters
Post Boil Size: 110 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Santiago
Hop Utilization: 57%
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 15th 2022
1.068
1.015
6.9%
18.3
12.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 kg Bestmalz - BEST Pale ale30 kg BEST Pale ale 38.1 2.81 91.7%
1 kg Cane Sugar1 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 3.1%
0.40 kg Brown Sugar0.4 kg Brown Sugar 45 15 1.2%
1 kg Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich II1 kg BEST Caramel Munich II 34.5 45.5 3.1%
0.30 kg Weyermann - Carafa III0.3 kg Carafa III 32 525 0.9%
32.70 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
150 g Hops Direct - Belma150 g Belma Hops Leaf/Whole 10 Boil at 94 °C 60 min 16.43 75%
50 g Hops Direct - Tettnanger US50 g Tettnanger US Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 94 °C 20 min 1.82 25%
200 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
75.12 L Strike 72 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 118.13 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 72.73 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 95.78 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 24.74 L and adding 50.38 L sparge/top-off. 75.1
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.4 L/kg 75.1
Mash volume with grains 95.8
Grain absorption losses -31.3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 74.3 L) 81.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 118.1 L) 125
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1
Post boil Volume 110
Going into fermentor 110
Total: 156.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belga" Belgian Dubbel beer recipe by Santiago. All Grain, ABV 6.92%, IBU 18.25, SRM 12.53, Fermentables: (BEST Pale ale, Cane Sugar, Brown Sugar, BEST Caramel Munich II, Carafa III) Hops: (Belma, Tettnanger US) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-03-16 14:35 UTC