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Belgian Mo Bettah

246 calories 20.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 246 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 16th 2023
1.075
1.012
8.2%
16.4
5.2
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)1 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L) - (late fermenter addition) 38 0 5.6%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey - (late fermenter addition) 35 2 5.6%
14 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner14 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 77.8%
2 lb Weyermann - Rye Malt2 lb Rye Malt 36 3.7 11.1%
18 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 5.66 16.7%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 5.66 16.7%
0.50 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 5.03 16.7%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Dry Hop 0 days 16.7%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Dry Hop 0 days 16.7%
0.50 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Dry Hop 0 days 16.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 oz Coriander Seed Spice Boil 5 min.
0.25 oz Bitter Orange Peel Flavor Boil 5 min.
0.20 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 17.56 psi       Temp: 50 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Kailua Tap
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
78 13 16 66 87 75
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.5 gal Fly Sparge 154 °F -- 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 7 28  
Mash volume with grains 8.28 33.1  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.31 g | 9.2 qt) 3.25 13  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
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: 10.25 41
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Wish I used a starter. It took a couple days before the WL PurePitch took off.

First rack at day #10.

Finished fermenting at day #14.

Cold crash 3 days at 36 degrees.

Came out like it should! I'd make it again and try adding the coriander at day #0.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-05-16 22:05 UTC