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Belgium Strong Ale

21296 calories 2128.6 g 20 qt
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.104 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 21296 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 2128.6 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Thursday November 1st 2018
1.119
1.029
11.7%
26.9
16.1
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17.49 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale17.49 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 38.4%
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 22%
10 lb American - White Wheat10 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 22%
3 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L3 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 6.6%
5 lb Cane Sugar5 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 11%
45.49 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Styrian Goldings4 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 1.8 Boil 120 min 8.33 57.1%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.3 Boil 120 min 15.39 14.3%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 15 min 3.18 14.3%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Aroma 0 min 14.3%
7 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Golden Ale Yeast WLP570
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
68%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 406 B cells required
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
68%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 406 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
38 17 21 34 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 147 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.51 gal (54.05 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.51 gal (6.05 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 18.42 gal (73.69 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.76 gal (35.04 qt) and adding 6.42 gal (25.69 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.18 60.7  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 15.18 60.7  
Mash volume with grains 18.42 73.7  
Grain absorption losses -5.06 -20.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.27 g | 13.1 qt) 2.26 9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.37 1.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.51 g | 54.1 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1.1  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 17.44 69.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Repitched with American ale yeast. Fermented until 3/16/19.
Did not reach desired FG of

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