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The Consolidating Belgian

274 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.2 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 274 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 28th 2024
1.084
1.008
10.0%
14.7
23.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.80 lb Munich4.8 lb Munich 37 6 13.2%
0.71 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt0.71 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 2%
1.76 lb Weyermann - CaraWheat1.76 lb CaraWheat 31 45 4.8%
0.97 lb Proximity - Crystal 150.97 lb Crystal 15 36.8 15 2.7%
1.10 lb American - Red Wheat1.1 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 3%
1 lb Cane Sugar1 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 2.8%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 2.8%
10 lb Root Shoot Malting - Genie Pale 2-Row10 lb Genie Pale 2-Row 36 2 27.5%
10 lb Root Shoot Malting - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 37 2 27.5%
2 lb American - Vienna2 lb Vienna 35 4 5.5%
2 lb Root Shoot Malting - Munich 102 lb Munich 10 36 10 5.5%
1 lb Molasses1 lb Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 2.8%
36.34 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hops Direct - Mandarina Bavaria1 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 6.1 First Wort 0 min 6.63 33.3%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Talus2 oz Talus Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 10 min 8.11 66.7%
3 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz Irish Moss Fining Mash 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - Belgian Saison Ale Yeast BE-134
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
90%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 82 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 322 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
"The Consolidating Belgian" Belgian Specialty Ale beer recipe by B-rian. All Grain, ABV 10%, IBU 14.73, SRM 23.46, Fermentables: (Munich, Midnight Wheat Malt, CaraWheat, Crystal 15, Red Wheat, Cane Sugar, Flaked Oats, Genie Pale 2-Row, Pilsner, Vienna, Munich 10, Molasses) Hops: (Mandarina Bavaria, Talus) Other: (Irish Moss)
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B-rian 09/01/2024 at 08:41am
5 of 5

Pre boil, 1.047.
Added first wort hops.
Boiled for several hours, because mash liquid kept coming out greater than 1.024.
Used total of 20 gallons of water for strike and sparging.
Final gravity 1.073.
Fermenter volume 12 gal.
Collected 10 mason jars of DME.
Pitched yeast at roughly 10pm with 1L yeast starter at 1.008.
Used buckets with no airlocks for first 2 days.
Fermented in the workshop.
Extremely active krausen by 10am blowing off through airlock hole.
Installed airlocks after 2 days.



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B-rian 10/02/2024 at 08:28pm
F. G. 1.001
Abv 9.4%



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