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Dark Belgian Stong

308 calories 28.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: eZe
Calories: 308 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 30th 2016
1.093
1.019
9.7%
22.0
19.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
32 lb German - Pilsner32 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 81%
4 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown4 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown 38 60 10.1%
2.50 lb German - CaraMunich I2.5 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 6.3%
1 lb Belgian - Special B1 lb Special B 34 115 2.5%
39.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 8.92 33.3%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 11.47 33.3%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 1.62 16.7%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 16.7%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Abbey Ale Yeast WLP530
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 150 °F 90 min
Sparge -- 180 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.73 gal (54.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.73 gal (6.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.15 gal (64.61 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.16 gal (36.64 qt) and adding 4.15 gal (16.61 qt) sparge/top-off. 13.31 53.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 13.31 53.3  
Mash volume with grains 16.15 64.6  
Grain absorption losses -4.44 -17.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.77 g | 19.1 qt) 6.05 24.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.33 1.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.73 g | 54.9 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.23 -0.9  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 19.36 77.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark Belgian Stong" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by eZe. All Grain, ABV 9.7%, IBU 22, SRM 19.37, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown, CaraMunich I, Special B) Hops: (Saaz, Willamette)
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