Cara Mia

Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dubbel
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 35 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 43.04 liters
Post Boil Size: 38 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 185 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Wednesday February 21st 2024

Original Gravity:

1.061

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

6.9%

IBU (tinseth):

13.3

SRM (morey):

25.7

Mash pH

n/a

Cost €

30.89

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
6.50 kg	Weyermann - Pilsner6.5 kg Pilsner	1.95 € / kg 12.68 €	36	1.5	62.8%
1 kg	Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)		38	60	9.7%
0.80 kg	The Swaen - Munich Light0.8 kg Munich Light	3.25 € / kg 2.60 €	35.3	5.5	7.7%
0.55 kg	Weyermann - Vienna Malt0.55 kg Vienna Malt	2.38 € / kg 1.31 €	37	3.5	5.3%
0.40 kg	Dingemans - Aromatic Malt0.4 kg Aromatic Malt	1.30 € / kg 0.52 €	36.3	19	3.9%
0.40 kg	Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II0.4 kg Carafa Special Type II	2.40 € / kg 0.96 €	29.9	425	3.9%
0.40 kg	The Swaen - BlackSwaen Biscuit0.4 kg BlackSwaen Biscuit	1.60 € / kg 0.64 €	36	30	3.9%
0.30 kg	Weyermann - Carapils0.3 kg Carapils	2.62 € / kg 0.79 €	34.5	2.1	2.9%
10.35 kg / 19.49 €

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
50 g	Saaz50 g Saaz Hops	0.04 € / g 2.00 €	Pellet	3	Boil	60 min	10.52	40%
20 g	Saaz20 g Saaz Hops	0.04 € / g 0.80 €	Pellet	3	Boil	20 min	2.55	16%
20 g	Saaz20 g Saaz Hops	0.04 € / g 0.80 €	Pellet	3	Boil	1 min	0.18	16%
35 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh35 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	0.05 € / g 1.75 €	Pellet	5.7	Aroma	0 min		28%
125 g / 5.35 €

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
90 g	Saaz (Pellet) 90 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops	0.04 € / g 3.60 €	13.25	72%
35 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	0.05 € / g 1.75 €		28%
125 g / 5.35 €

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
25 L	Infusion	--	65 °C	75 min
10 L	Infusion	--	67 °C	20 min
12.5 L	Infusion	--	72 °C	30 min
	Temperature	--	78 °C	5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
8 g	Irish Moss		Fining	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast BE-256

Amount:	1.67 Each	Cost:	3.62 € / each 6.05 €
Attenuation (avg):	82%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	21 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 393 B cells required

6.05 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Amount: 1000ml CO₂ Level: 2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
purified water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Belgium candy syrup added in last 15 mins of boil.

Gyle collected from the dregs at the end using a sieve. Usually there is about 1.5 liters left over after auto siphoning wort into carboy. Collect this and cold crash again to get only the wort. Freeze until bottling day.

Use blow off tube or separate into two 22 liter carboys. This Yeast is pretty ferocious.

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Last Updated: 2025-02-12 09:07 UTC

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