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Special B

193 calories 21 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 89%
Calories: 193 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 9th 2020
1.058
1.016
5.5%
35.2
9.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Belgian - Pilsner20 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 82.5%
0.75 lb Belgian - Special B0.75 lb Special B 34 115 3.1%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 4.1%
1 lb Finland - Melanoid Malt1 lb Melanoid Malt 35 27 4.1%
1.50 lb German - Vienna1.5 lb Vienna 37 4 6.2%
24.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 60 min 22.82 20%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 9 40%
2 oz Tettnanger2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Whirlpool 20 min 3.37 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - B51 Workhorse
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 189 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 18.22 gal (72.89 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.06 gal (40.24 qt) and adding 6.22 gal (24.89 qt) sparge/top-off. 16.28 65.1  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 14.97 g | 59.9 qt) 16.28 65.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 16.91 g | 67.6 qt) 18.22 72.9  
Grain absorption losses -3.03 -12.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.69 g | 46.8 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10.08 g | 40.3 qt) 11.5 46  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.43 g | 45.7 qt) 10 40  
Total: 16.28 65.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Special B" Belgian Pale Ale beer recipe by monksretreat. BIAB, ABV 5.47%, IBU 35.2, SRM 9.7, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Special B, Flaked Wheat, Melanoid Malt, Vienna) Hops: (Magnum, Saaz, Tettnanger)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-03-09 20:31 UTC