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Strong Golden Ale

205 calories 18.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30.63 liters
Post Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 205 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday September 11th 2016
1.067
1.013
7.2%
18.9
7.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 78.1%
0.10 kg Belgian - Biscuit0.1 kg Biscuit 35 23 1.6%
0.30 kg Belgian - Cara 20L0.3 kg Cara 20L 34 22 4.7%
1 kg Cane Sugar1 kg Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 15.6%
6.40 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Saaz40 g Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 60 min 14.44 40%
25 g Saaz25 g Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 15 min 4.48 25%
35 g Saaz35 g Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Aroma 0 min 35%
100 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Irish Moss Fining Mash 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Strong Ale 1388
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
18 - 27 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 132 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
CaCO3 50ppm Calcium 180ppm
21l Mash 20cm 1/2 Campden tab
22ml CRS
6g DLS in grain
10l Sparge 11cm 1/4 Campden tab
10ml CRS
4g DLS in boil
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22 L Single step Infusion -- 68 °C 90 min
11 L Dunk Sparge -- 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4 L/kg 21.6
Mash volume with grains 25.2
Grain absorption losses -5.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.1 L) 15.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31.4 L) 30.6
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.6
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 27
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 27 L) 23
Total: 36.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

13/01/21
Pre-boil 26.5l 1.047 pre sugar addition
24l Post-boil in kettle
21l in FV 1.064

03/02/21
Transfer to 2nd FV 1.012 6.8%

17/02/21
2.2vol co2 93g sugar 1.010
7.0% ABV
48x 33ml 5x 500ml pale yellow caps

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