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Ommegang Three Philosophers Ale

290 calories 29.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Noel Blake
Calories: 290 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday July 21st 2014
1.087
1.021
8.7%
24.8
17.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12.40 lb Belgian - Pale Ale12.4 lb Pale Ale 38 3.4 62%
3.20 lb Belgian - Munich3.2 lb Munich 38 6 16%
1.20 lb Flaked Wheat1.2 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 6%
0.80 lb Belgian - Special B0.8 lb Special B 34 115 4%
0.60 lb Belgian - CaraMunich0.6 lb CaraMunich 33 50 3%
0.40 lb Belgian - CaraVienne0.4 lb CaraVienne 34 20 2%
1.40 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1.4 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 7%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 75 min 24.81 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Trappist High Gravity 3787
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 qt Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
12 qt Dunk sparge & lauter Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.34 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.34 qt/lb 6.23 24.9  
Mash volume with grains 7.72 30.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.33 -9.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.65 g | 14.6 qt) 3.74 15  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.1 0.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.41 g | 29.7 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.97 39.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

From Noel Blake's Three Philosophers Ale recipe as presented in "Brew Like a Monk"

Special "B", CaraMunich and CaraVienna were steeped at the end of the mash and through lautering.

Fermentation 65 - 70deg, 3 Days
Secondary: 67deg, 3 weeks
Tertiary: 67deg, 2 weeks
Bottling: dextrose & a fresh vial of Wyeast 3787

Note no mash guidelines other than 154deg were provided.

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