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HEAVY LIFTER-GOLDEN STRONG ALE-SS

265 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.081 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: TODD MCCLURE
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 265 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 2nd 2019
1.081
1.010
9.2%
15.9
5.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb Belgian - Pilsner24 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 77.4%
5 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)5 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L) 38 0 16.1%
1 lb New Zealand - Biscuit Malt1 lb Biscuit Malt 35 30.46 3.2%
1 lb United Kingdom - Dextrine Malt1 lb Dextrine Malt 33 1.8 3.2%
31 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.80 oz Calypso0.8 oz Calypso Hops Pellet 13 Boil at 200 °F 90 min 12.44 21.1%
1 oz Huell Melon1 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil at 200 °F 15 min 3.44 26.3%
2 oz Huell Melon2 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 6.2 Whirlpool at 145 °F 10 min 52.6%
3.80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
2 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Strong Ale Yeast WLP545
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 298 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.125 gal Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
9 gal Sparge -- 185 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.82 gal (55.27 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.82 gal (7.27 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 8.13 32.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.13 g | 40.5 qt) 10.21 40.8  
Grain absorption losses -3.25 -13  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.78 g | 35.1 qt) 7.47 29.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.41 1.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.82 g | 55.3 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 11.5 46  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Top off amount 0.08 0.3  
Going into fermentor 11.5 46  
Total: 15.59 62.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"HEAVY LIFTER-GOLDEN STRONG ALE-SS" Belgian Golden Strong Ale beer recipe by TODD MCCLURE. All Grain, ABV 9.21%, IBU 15.88, SRM 5.18, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L), Biscuit Malt, Dextrine Malt) Hops: (Calypso, Huell Melon) Other: (5.2 pH Stabilizer, Whirlfloc)
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