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Stay away from the Hard Stuff

323 calories 30.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Desch Labs Ann Arbor
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 323 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 14th 2015
1.097
1.021
10.0%
21.4
34.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Belgian - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 46.5%
8 lb Belgian - Pale Ale8 lb Pale Ale 38 3.4 37.2%
3 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-1803 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-180 32 180 14%
0.50 lb American - White Wheat0.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 2.3%
21.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Boil 90 min 20.88 66.7%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Aroma 1 min 0.53 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
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:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 656 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 148 °F 30 min
Temperature -- 152 °F 30 min
Mash Out Temperature -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.78 23.1  
Mash volume with grains 7.26 29  
Grain absorption losses -2.31 -9.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.88 g | 19.5 qt) 5.02 20.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.26 1.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.36 g | 33.5 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 10.8 43.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

First Batch 12-2015. O.G. 1.090. F.G. 1.030 (2-20-16)

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