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Dark belgian

228 calories 22.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 70 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 60 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.087 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Anton Forss, per larsson
Calories: 228 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 22.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday June 24th 2014
1.074
1.017
8.0%
12.3
21.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 kg Belgian - Pale Ale12 kg Pale Ale 38 3.4 57.1%
1 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond1 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond 38 0 4.8%
3 kg German - CaraMunich I3 kg CaraMunich I 34 39 14.3%
3 kg Belgian - Special B3 kg Special B 34 115 14.3%
1 kg German - Wheat Malt1 kg Wheat Malt 37 2 4.8%
1 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 45L1 kg Crystal 45L 34 45 4.8%
21 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g warrior30 g warrior Hops Pellet 15.7 Boil 60 min 12.29 100%
30 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Trappist Ale Yeast WLP500
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
25 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1572 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 65 °C 50 min
Infusion -- 70 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 75.85 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 30.45 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 73.2 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 32.2 L and adding 27.8 L sparge/top-off. 60
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 60
Mash volume with grains 73.2
Grain absorption losses -20
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 36.1 L) 20.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.7
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 75.9 L) 60
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 70
Going into fermentor 70
Total: 80.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark belgian" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by Anton Forss, per larsson. All Grain, ABV 8%, IBU 12.29, SRM 21.51, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond, CaraMunich I, Special B, Wheat Malt, Crystal 45L) Hops: (warrior)
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  • Last Updated: 2014-06-29 05:34 UTC