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Belgian Quad

337 calories 32.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Briess recipe converted to all grain
Calories: 337 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 19th 2015
1.101
1.023
10.2%
24.6
34.0
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
29 lb American - Pale 2-Row29 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80.6%
2 lb Belgian - Aromatic2 lb Aromatic 33 38 5.6%
1.50 lb German - Carapils1.5 lb Carapils 35 1.3 4.2%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 2.8%
0.50 lb American - Blackprinz0.5 lb Blackprinz 36 500 1.4%
2 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Dark2 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Dark 38 275 5.6%
36 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz nugget1 oz nugget Hops Pellet 13 Boil 75 min 19 33.3%
2 oz willamette2 oz willamette Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 5.55 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each servomyces nutrient capsules Other Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Style Ale Yeast Blend WLP575
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 908 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: force carbonate in kegs      
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10.5 gal Infusion -- 155 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.36 gal (49.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.36 gal (1.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.35 gal (53.38 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.28 gal (37.12 qt) and adding 1.35 gal (5.38 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.63 42.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 10.63 42.5  
Mash volume with grains 13.35 53.4  
Grain absorption losses -4.25 -17  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.07 g | 24.3 qt) 5.71 22.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.16 0.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.36 g | 49.5 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 16.34 65.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

made 4 Liters of starter from 2 liquid yeast packages.

Oxygenated before pitching yeast.

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