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Belgian Dark Strong Ale

326 calories 30.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Scott Yoder
Calories: 326 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday February 11th 2018
1.098
1.021
10.1%
18.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb American - Pale 2-Row15 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 71.4%
5 lb Belgian - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 23.8%
1 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - Amber (40L)1 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - Amber (40L) - (late boil kettle addition) 32 40 4.8%
21 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 18.63 66.7%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 0 min 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Calcium Carbonate Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.25 tsp Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.25 tsp Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulfate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.17 tsp Table Salt (Sodium Chloride) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Abbey IV Ale Yeast WLP540
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 185 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
26 qt Mash In strike temp 151 Temperature -- 151 °F 3 min
Rest at 142 Temperature -- 142 °F 30 min
9 qt Start when 15 minutes remain in rest Decoction -- 212 °F 10 min
Rest at 154 Temperature -- 154 °F 30 min
7 qt Start when 15 minutes remain in rest Decoction -- 212 °F 10 min
Rest at 162 Temperature -- 162 °F 30 min
Mash out Temperature -- 170 °F 10 min
24 qt Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 6.65 26.6  
Mash volume with grains 8.25 33  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.37 g | 17.5 qt) 4.1 16.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.27 g | 33.1 qt) 8 32  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.09 0.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 10.75 43
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Decoction will increase SRM and raise terminal gravity to approx 1.034 lowering the ABV to approx 7.8%

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