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Missing Santa - Dark Belgian Christmas Beer

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

Original Gravity:

1.064

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

7.0%

IBU (tinseth):

44.5

SRM (morey):

44.0

Mash pH

3.9

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	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	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

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	24.4	25%
0.50 oz	Perle (Pellet)	1.95	25%
0.50 oz	Lotus (Pellet)	5.16	25%
0.50 oz	Sterling (Leaf/Whole)	12.94	25%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	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

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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Last Updated: 2019-11-20 04:08 UTC

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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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