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The Beer of Friends

268 calories 29.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 55% (brew house)
Source: Nathan B
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 268 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 27th 2015
1.080
1.023
7.5%
32.9
24.8
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb American - Pilsner17 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 78.7%
2 lb American - White Wheat2 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 9.3%
2 lb Canadian - Honey Malt2 lb Honey Malt 37 25 9.3%
0.40 lb American - Chocolate0.4 lb Chocolate 29 350 1.9%
0.20 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.2 lb Black Patent 27 525 0.9%
21.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Zeus0.5 oz Zeus Hops Leaf/Whole 16 Boil 60 min 23.25 20%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 10 min 7.38 40%
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Leaf/Whole 3.9 Boil 5 min 2.26 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Cardamom Spice Boil 5 min.
0.50 oz Cocoa Nibs Spice Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Northwest Ale 1332
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Brettonomyces Lambicus
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Decoction -- 150 °F 60 min
7.5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.1 32.4  
Mash volume with grains 9.83 39.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.7 -10.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.94 g | 7.8 qt) 2.35 9.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.45 41.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brett added after 1 week in fermenter, after transition to secondary

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