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Happiness Factor 2 - AG

294 calories 25.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 55% (ending kettle)
Source: B&G
Calories: 294 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 10th 2015
1.089
1.016
10.5%
23.5
14.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb American - Pilsner13 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 55.9%
7 lb German - Munich Light7 lb Munich Light 37 6 30.1%
3 lb Honey3 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 12.9%
0.25 lb American - Chocolate0.25 lb Chocolate 29 350 1.1%
23.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 14.7 Boil 60 min 22.3 33.3%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 2 min 1.15 66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
4 lb Sweet Cherries Flavor Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Trappist High Gravity 3787
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 78 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 485 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
26 qt Infusion -- 148 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.1 qt/lb 5.57 22.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.19 28.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.53 -10.1  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.71 18.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.32 g | 29.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.23 0.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 6.18 g | 24.7 qt) 6 24  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6 24  
Total: 10.28 41.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

My Christmas beer, similar to Troegs Mad Elf

Honey at zero
Cherries at zero

2-3 weeks primary

10/24/2015 - Reduced efficiency to 60%

Increased Pilsner malt to 13lb<br />
Increased Munich malt to 7lb<br />
Increased Honey to 3lb<br />
Moved cherries to other ingredients
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