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belgian quad barrel fill #1

284 calories 24.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Jeremy Kneipp
Calories: 284 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 4th 2016
1.086
1.015
9.3%
24.7
17.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
26 lb Belgian - Pilsner26 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 76.5%
2 lb Belgian - Munich2 lb Munich 38 6 5.9%
1.50 lb American - Aromatic Malt1.5 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 4.4%
1.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4.4%
2 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)2 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) 38 60 5.9%
1 lb Turbinado1 lb Turbinado 44 10 2.9%
34 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz Saaz5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 24.73 100%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 152 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 168 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.06 gal (52.25 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.06 gal (4.25 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.56 gal (50.22 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.52 gal (38.08 qt) and adding 0.56 gal (2.22 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.08 40.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 10.08 40.3  
Mash volume with grains 12.56 50.2  
Grain absorption losses -3.88 -15.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.87 g | 27.5 qt) 6.81 27.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.24 1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.06 g | 52.3 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.89 67.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

*let rise to 72 at end of fermentation

  • 5 gallons will go in the virgin bourbon barrel 5 gallons i'll keg/bottle
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