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Mighty Duck!

215 calories 21.2 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Belgian Dubbel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Patrick Byrne
Calories: 215 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 21.2 g (Per 330ml)
URL: http://thethinkhank.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/extract-brew-mighty-duck.html
Created: Friday February 19th 2016
1.070
1.016
7.1%
20.6
15.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 kg Dry Malt Extract - Light2.5 kg Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 58.8%
250 g Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)250 g Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L) 38 0 5.9%
2.75 kg / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 kg German - Munich Light1 kg Munich Light 37 6 23.5%
250 g Belgian - Special B250 g Special B 34 115 5.9%
250 g Belgian - Cara 45L250 g Cara 45L 34 42 5.9%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Challenger15 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 45 min 16.69 42.9%
10 g Styrian Goldings10 g Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 10 min 2.84 28.6%
5 g Challenger5 g Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 3 min 0.75 14.3%
5 g Saaz5 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 3 min 0.31 14.3%
35 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Abbey Ale Yeast WLP530
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
19 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
21 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 96 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Batch       Amount: 72g       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 21.6 L) 17.7
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 21.6 L) 18.7
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -1.5
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.8
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 21.9 L) 18
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil volume 16
Going into fermentor 16
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.  
Total: 17.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mighty Duck! is an attempt at an extract Kwak clone.

Aiming to produce 40x330ml bottles from this brew so I need at least 13.2l available at bottling time. I'd need an estimated 15-16l going in to the primary fermenter.

Actually got 17l going in to the primary, topped up a little, to 18.5l, to bring the OG down from 1.078 to 1.070.

If I'd left the OG at 1.078 and fermentation ends at the anticipated 1.016 then the ABV would be 8.14% - closer to Kwak's actual 8.4%.

FG reading is 1.010 giving an ABV of 7.88%

Moved 15.5l to a secondary FV after primary completed. Is clearing nicely after the first week.

Bottled 46 x 330ml bottles from the secondary. Very little sediment and a good, clear, beer going in to the bottles.

Beer at bottling was sitting at 11C hence the lower volume of brewing sugar (corn sugar) than I'd normally expect for a target CO2 volume of 2.2.

1st photo is Kwak on the left, Mighty Duck on the right after 1 week in the secondary. Has the banana hit you get from Kwak.

The flavour development in the bottle has been interesting.

For the first month of bottle conditioning I tasted a bottle at week 1 and 2 and the banana flavour was reducing with bitterness increasing. I waiting until it had a full month in the bottle before tasting again and it was the same change - even less banana and more bitterness.

Zero carbonation at the end of month 1.

Waiting until month 2 and a big change - banana flavour is starting to re-appear and that rich Belgian Dubbel flavour is starting to appear. The bitterness has almost completely dissipated.

End of month 2 and the carbonation is starting to appear, a good hiss when the bottle opens but overall carbonation is light.

The beer is almost completely clear now too.

Now waiting for month 3...

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