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Belgian Semi-Strong

200 calories 18.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 5.4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 61% (brew house)
Source: Joshua Fitzpatrick
Calories: 200 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 2nd 2015
1.061
1.012
6.4%
32.9
15.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Belgian - Pale Ale10 lb Pale Ale 38 3.4 69%
2.50 lb Belgian - CaraMunich2.5 lb CaraMunich 33 50 17.2%
2 lb German - Pale Wheat2 lb Pale Wheat 39 1.5 13.8%
14.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 45 min 8.19 12.5%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 7.73 12.5%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.9 Boil 10 min 16.96 25%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 13.8 Dry Hop 60 days 25%
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Leaf/Whole 6.6 Dry Hop 60 days 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 oz Corriander Spice Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - French Saison 3711
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Corn Sugar       Amount: 5.2       CO2 Level: 3.1 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
17.4 qt Dough In Decoction -- 95 °F 15 min
4.01 qt Protein Rest Decoction -- 122 °F 20 min
9 qt Conversion Decoction -- 155 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 4.35 17.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.51 22  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.31 g | 17.3 qt) 3.71 14.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.6 g | 26.4 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.13 -4.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.4 21.6  
Going into fermentor 5.4 21.6  
Total: 8.06 32.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

End goal is to have a semi-sweet high gravity Belgian with relatively low IBU but high hop spice and citrus flavor.

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