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Belgian Dark Strong Ale - Chimay BLue

236 calories 16.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 45 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 45 liters
Post Boil Size: 45 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 236 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday January 12th 2025
1.078
1.008
9.1%
26.5
20.2
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 kg Weyermann - Pilsner10 kg Pilsner 36 1.5 63.9%
5 kg Flaked Wheat5 kg Flaked Wheat 34 2 31.9%
0.15 kg Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III0.15 kg Carafa Special Type III 29.9 525 1%
0.50 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Dark (275L)0.5 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Dark (275L) 38 275 3.2%
15.65 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Herkules40 g Herkules Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 60 min 23.94 44.4%
50 g Saaz50 g Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 10 min 2.53 55.6%
90 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
40 g corriander Water Agt Boil 0 min.
40 g Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Boil 0 min.
2 g Grains of paradise Spice Boil 0 min.
4 g CaCl2 Water Agt Mash 0 min.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
88%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
17 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 297 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
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
42.36 L Strike 75 °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: 51.15 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 5.75 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 46.36 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 35.4 L and adding 0.96 L sparge/top-off. 36.4
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.4 L/kg 36.4
Mash volume with grains 46.4
Grain absorption losses -15.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 30.5 L) 24.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.3
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.2 L) 45
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume 45
Going into fermentor 45
Total: 60.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Dark Strong Ale - Chimay BLue" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by Bewildered Brewer. All Grain, ABV 9.12%, IBU 26.48, SRM 20.23, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Flaked Wheat, Carafa Special Type III, Belgian Candi Sugar - Dark (275L)) Hops: (Herkules, Saaz) Other: (corriander, Sweet Orange Peel, Grains of paradise, CaCl2, Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-01-13 00:06 UTC