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Belgium Strong 2025

315 calories 28.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.94 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.095 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jeffrey Snyder
Calories: 315 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 7th 2025
1.095
1.019
10.0%
31.7
34.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Belgian - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 69%
1 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-901 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90 - (late boil kettle addition) 32 90 6.9%
2 lb American - Vienna2 lb Vienna 35 4 13.8%
8 oz American - Midnight Wheat Malt8 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 3.4%
1 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-451 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-45 - (late boil kettle addition) 32 45 6.9%
14.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2 Boil 60 min 15.24 66.7%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 45 min 16.43 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 oz Nutmeg Spice Primary 0 min.
0.10 oz Star Anise Water Agt Primary 0 min.
0.10 oz Clove Spice Primary 0 min.
0.25 oz Allspice Spice Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - SafAle BE-256
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64.4 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 135 B cells required
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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
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.25 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 6.25 25  
Mash volume with grains 7.25 29  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 1.5 6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 5.94 23.8  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.18 0.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 4.5 18  
Going into fermentor 4.5 18  
Total: 7.75 31
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Used 2 types of sugar as lhb had limited choices.

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  • Last Updated: 2025-02-09 16:07 UTC