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Big Red Belgian Ale

263 calories 22.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 263 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday August 19th 2018
1.080
1.014
8.7%
43.5
20.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 62.5%
1 lb Belgian - Special B1 lb Special B 34 115 6.3%
1 lb American - Red Wheat1 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 6.3%
1 lb American - Munich - Dark 20L1 lb Munich - Dark 20L 33 20 6.3%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 6.3%
1 lb Flaked Rye1 lb Flaked Rye 36 2.8 6.3%
1 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-901 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90 32 90 6.3%
16 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 60 min 21.79 25%
0.50 oz Belma0.5 oz Belma Hops Pellet 9.4 Boil 30 min 11.55 25%
0.50 oz Crystal0.5 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 15 min 3.41 25%
0.50 oz Mandarina Bavaria0.5 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 15 min 6.74 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.13 tsp magnesium sulfate Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.13 tsp calcium sulfate Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.25 tbsp Citric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp amylase Other Mash 0 min.
1 tbsp Superferment Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Belle Saison Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
63 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 503 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: your choice       CO2 Level: 2.4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Brewing salts added to mash and sparge water.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28 qt Step mash staring at 130° F Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
8 qt Rinse grains Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.11 g | 36.4 qt) 9.54 38.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.31 g | 41.2 qt) 10.74 42.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.88 -7.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.09 0.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.54 38.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I should have omitted the Columbus hops and used an authentic Trappist yeast.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-08-19 17:34 UTC