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Leffe but better

Method: Partial Mash
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Post Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.022 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Dickdv
Calories: 326 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 23.7 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Monday July 27th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.071

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

8.4%

IBU (tinseth):

33.8

SRM (morey):

7.1

Mash pH

n/a

Cost £

19.40

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
1.50 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen1.5 kg BEST Pilsen	£ 1.88 / kg £ 2.82	37	1.9	25.6%
0.50 kg	Crisp Malting - Munich Malt0.5 kg Munich Malt	£ 1.58 / kg £ 0.79	37	10	8.5%
0.10 kg	Dingemans - Biscuit0.1 kg Biscuit	£ 4.80 / kg £ 0.48	34.5	22	1.7%
3.20 kg	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Liquid Malt Extract (LME) - (late boil kettle addition)	£ 2.80 / kg £ 8.96	36	5	54.7%
0.30 kg	Rolled Oats0.3 kg Rolled Oats	£ 2.00 / kg £ 0.60	33	2.2	5.1%
0.25 kg	Cane Sugar0.25 kg Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition)	£ 0.80 / kg £ 0.20	46	0	4.3%
5.85 kg / £ 13.85

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
35 g	Styrian Goldings35 g Styrian Goldings Hops	£ 18.00 / kg £ 0.63	Pellet	5.2	Boil	60 min	25.92	50%
35 g	Kent Goldings35 g Kent Goldings Hops	£ 19.00 / kg £ 0.67	Leaf/Whole	4.8	Boil	10 min	7.89	50%
70 g / £ 1.30

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
35 g	Styrian Goldings (Pellet) 35 g Styrian Goldings (Pellet) Hops	£ 18.00 / kg £ 0.63	25.92	50%
35 g	Kent Goldings (Leaf/Whole) 35 g Kent Goldings (Leaf/Whole) Hops	£ 19.00 / kg £ 0.67	7.89	50%
70 g / £ 1.30

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
27 L		Infusion	72 °C	67 °C	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
10 g	Coriander Seed	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.25	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
1 each	lemon peel		Flavor	Boil	1 hr.
£ 0.25

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - Belgian Saison Ale Yeast BE-134

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	£ 4.00 / each £ 4.00
Attenuation (custom):	88%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	18 - 28 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	24 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 139 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 150 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.45 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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Notes

This is my third attempt at a Leffe clone and I think I now more or less nailed it. My aim was to get the flavour and mouthfeel of a Leffe combined with the higher ABV of a Duvel.
This beer has the same taste and flavour of the Leffe but has a fuller mouthfeel while at te same time being slightly less sweet, but not as bitter as a Duvel.

I feel the coriander and lemon peel (both added at the boil for 60 min) offset the breadiness of the Biscuit malt without being too noticeable and the rolled oats gives it a full mouthfeel as well as good head retention.

I actually used the Safale BE-134 from the previous batch I made. Yeast was washed and stored in fridge for about 4 days. Made a starter with 2 liter LME at 1.040 the day before brew day.

I brew this as BIAB with a small (18 liter) kettle. The LME is added after the boil.
Because of my minimal equipment I brew in 2 batches with half the grain bill each. The first batch is left to cool in a sealed keg while the second batch is brewed. The whole brew is then left to cool overnight in the keg.

Went from 1.071 to 1.010 in 6 days and then took another 5 days to reach final 1.008.
Pitched at 20 deg and then went gradually up to 26 deg.
On day 12 I moved it off the yeast to 2nd fermentation and added some gelatin at the last 2 days before bottling.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost £	Cost %
Fermentables	£
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	£
Hops	£
Yeast	£
Other	£
Cost Per Barrel	£ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	£ 0.00
Total Cost	£ 0.00

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