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Belgian Blueberry Special Dark

201 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 201 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 24th 2017
1.061
1.014
6.1%
30.7
17.7
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 77.8%
0.75 lb American - Victory0.75 lb Victory 34 28 8.3%
0.30 lb German - Dark Wheat0.3 lb Dark Wheat 39 6.5 3.3%
0.50 lb Flaked Oats0.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 5.6%
0.25 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.25 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.8%
0.20 lb American - Black Malt0.2 lb Black Malt 28 500 2.2%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 55 min 23.22 66.7%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 18 min 7.45 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 lb Blueberry Flavor Secondary 3 days
1 each Krimson Pepper Spice Secondary 1 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Ale 1214
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 74 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 6.68 g | 26.7 qt) 6.38 25.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.4 g | 29.6 qt) 7.1 28.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.31 g | 21.2 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 3.75 15  
Volume into fermentor 3.75 15  
Total: 6.38 25.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Originally wanted to use chocolate wheat malt but homebrew shop didn't have it. Subbed dark wheat and black malt.

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  • Last Updated: 2017-11-28 21:48 UTC