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Chimay Grande Reserve (Blue)

269 calories 21.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (brew house)
Source: candisyrup.com
Calories: 269 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 27th 2017
1.082
1.012
9.1%
33.1
17.7
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Belgian - Pilsner20 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 80.8%
2 lb Torrified Wheat2 lb Torrified Wheat 36 2 8.1%
1 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)1 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) 38 60 4%
1 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-451 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-45 32 45 4%
0.25 lb Belgian - Special B0.25 lb Special B 34 115 1%
0.25 lb Date (dried)0.25 lb Date (dried) 28.9 0 1%
0.25 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.25 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 1%
24.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 15.96 33.3%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 17.17 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 oz sweet orange peel Flavor Boil 10 min.
0.25 tsp grains of paradise Spice Boil 5 min.
0.25 oz coriander Spice Boil 5 min.
3 tsp gypsum Water Agt Mash 90 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Trappist Ale Yeast WLP500
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 449 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: honey       Amount: 32g/gallon       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Chimay
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
70 7 7 21 21 216
3.0 tsp gypsum
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal 167F strike Infusion -- 148 °F 90 min
6 gal collect 10 gallons 1.053 wort Sparge -- 170 °F 30 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 7.03 28.1  
Mash volume with grains 8.83 35.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.81 -11.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.95 g | 19.8 qt) 5.84 23.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.19 0.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.11 g | 36.5 qt) 10 40  
Boil off losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 12.87 51.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Adapted from

http://www.candisyrup.com/uploads/6/0/3/5/6035776/chimay_grande_reserve_-_041.pdf

changelog
2017-apr-28 added .25 orange peel, .25 tsp grains paradise, .25 oz coriander, .25# date sugar, amber sugar, pale chocolate and special B based on another recipe, adjusted water chemistry, scaled to 50% effeciency and 6 gallons to fermentor, 120 minute boil

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