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Club Strong

309 calories 29.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 42 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 45 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.087 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.093 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Green Mountain Mashers
Calories: 309 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 11th 2015
1.093
1.020
9.5%
14.0
22.7
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
95 lb Belgian - Pilsner95 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 71.7%
4 lb Rolled Oats4 lb Rolled Oats 33 2.2 3%
8 lb German - CaraMunich II8 lb CaraMunich II 34 46 6%
8 lb Munich Dark 20L8 lb Munich Dark 20L 34 20 6%
4 lb Belgian - Special B4 lb Special B 34 115 3%
13.50 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - Dark (80L)13.5 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - Dark (80L) 32 80 10.2%
132.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Chinook3 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 14.3 Boil 60 min 13.98 100%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Ale 1214
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1767 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.26 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
2014 Essex Municipal Water (VT, USA)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
45 gal Infusion -- 153 °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: 44.36 gal (177.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 32.36 gal (129.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 46.71 gal (186.83 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 2.48 gal (9.92 qt) and adding 34.71 gal (138.83 qt) sparge/top-off. 37.19 148.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 37.19 148.8  
Mash volume with grains 46.71 186.8  
Grain absorption losses -14.88 -59.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 21.11 g | 84.5 qt) 21.75 87  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.19 4.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 44.36 g | 177.5 qt) 45 180  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 42 168  
Going into fermentor 42 168  
Total: 58.94 235.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed in 2015.

In the 2022 Greg Noonan Memorial Homebrew Competition, this beer took 1st place in it's category, 3rd in Best of Show, and won the Vermont Pub & Brewery's Brewer's Choice award to be brewed as a full-scale production batch to brewed by Black Flannel Brewing and be served at the Vermont Pub and Brewery and Black Flannel.



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