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Alchemy's Belgian Dark Strong Ale

265 calories 29 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.087 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Darren Hsu
Calories: 265 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 29 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday September 4th 2014
1.085
1.024
8.0%
26.4
28.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg German - Pale Ale4 kg Pale Ale 39 2.3 66.9%
0.15 kg American - Chocolate0.15 kg Chocolate 29 350 2.5%
0.83 kg Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - Amber0.83 kg Belgian Candi Syrup - Amber - (late boil kettle addition) 32 40 13.9%
1 kg Belgian - Aromatic1 kg Aromatic 33 38 16.7%
5.98 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g Hallertau Mittelfruh28 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 15.23 50%
28 g Crystal28 g Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 30 min 11.18 50%
56 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
15 - 24 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
17 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 153 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.5 L Infusion -- 68 °C 50 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.4 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.4 L/kg 12.4
Mash volume with grains 15.8
Grain absorption losses -5.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 14.1 L) 5.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 20.4 L) 12
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.6
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 15
Going into fermentor 15
Total: 18.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

If pale ale malt is not available, use instead equal amount of Pilsner malt plus 5% weight of Munich malt to compensate the flavor.

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  • Last Updated: 2014-12-23 16:55 UTC