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Missing Santa - Dark Belgian Christmas Beer

209 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 53% (brew house)
Calories: 209 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 25th 2019
1.064
1.010
7.0%
44.5
44.0
3.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pilsner11 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 66.7%
1 lb United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L1 lb Dark Crystal 80L 33 80 6.1%
1.50 lb Belgian - Aromatic1.5 lb Aromatic 33 38 9.1%
0.50 lb German - Melanoidin0.5 lb Melanoidin 37 25 3%
0.50 lb German - CaraMunich I0.5 lb CaraMunich I 34 39 3%
0.50 lb Belgian - Special B0.5 lb Special B 34 115 3%
0.50 lb German - Chocolate Wheat0.5 lb Chocolate Wheat 31 413 3%
1 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Dark (275L)1 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Dark (275L) 38 275 6.1%
16.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 13.2 Boil 60 min 24.4 25%
0.50 oz Perle0.5 oz Perle Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 5 min 1.95 25%
0.50 oz Lotus0.5 oz Lotus Hops Pellet 14 Boil 5 min 5.16 25%
0.50 oz Sterling0.5 oz Sterling Hops Leaf/Whole 7 First Wort at 180 °F 0 min 12.94 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Cinnamon Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
0.25 tsp Ground Ginger Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
0.25 tsp All-Spice Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
0.50 tsp Star-Anise Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
0.25 tsp Nutmeg - ground Spice Whirlpool 0 min.
0.50 oz Black Currant Black Tea Spice Secondary 0 min.
6 oz Lactic acid Water Agt Secondary 0 min.
6 oz Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Strong Ale 1388
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 80 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 109 B cells required
Danstar - Abbaye Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
Med/High
Optimum Temp:
63 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 109 B cells required
Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 109 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.81 23.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.05 28.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.94 -7.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.12 g | 12.5 qt) 3.29 13.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.83 g | 27.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.5 22  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 9.11 36.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Added a package of Wyeast Belgian Strong Ale liquid yeast 1388 together with 1 dry package of Danstar Abbaye Ale yeast into a 2L starter. The Belgian Strong Ale was an older issue and hopefully the starter helped bring back to life.

Black current black tea is added during secondary to dry steep for 3 days. May add more, just not sure yet.

OH, and beer has lagering since early Nov.... so for two weeks at 60 Deg. F. as of 11/16/2019

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