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349 calories 31.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.48 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.092 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.105 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 349 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 31.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday July 13th 2020
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1.105
1.021
11.1%
23.1
19.5
5.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)5 lb Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 12.7%
5 lb BE - Soft Candi Sugar - Brun Fonce - Dark Brown5 lb Soft Candi Sugar - Brun Fonce - Dark Brown 42 27 12.7%
1 lb Dingemans - Special B1 lb Special B 33.1 125 2.5%
25 lb Dingemans - Pilsen25 lb Pilsen 36.8 1.7 63.5%
2 lb Weyermann - Dark Wheat Malt2 lb Dark Wheat Malt 37 7 5.1%
4 oz Weyermann - Acidulated4 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 0.6%
2 oz Weyermann - Chocolate Wheat2 oz Chocolate Wheat 34.8 415 0.3%
1 lb Dingemans - Cara 45 1 lb Cara 45 34.5 47 2.5%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g Yakima Valley Hops - Loral28 g Loral Hops Pellet 11 Boil 60 min 12.82 19.8%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 8.16 40.1%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 2.12 40.1%
4.99 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.60 g/gal Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.10 g/gal Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.30 g/gal Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.20 g/gal Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Abbaye Ale Yeast
Amount:
5 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med/High
Optimum Temp:
63 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 362 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.75 gal Infusion 166 °F 145 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.06 gal (52.25 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.06 gal (4.25 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.49 gal (53.97 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.25 gal (37 qt) and adding 1.49 gal (5.97 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.74 43  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 10.74 43  
Mash volume with grains 13.49 54  
Grain absorption losses -4.3 -17.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.48 g | 25.9 qt) 5.9 23.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.39 1.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.06 g | 52.2 qt) 12.48 49.9  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.7  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.64 66.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Quad" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by Brewer #322602. All Grain, ABV 11.05%, IBU 23.1, SRM 19.5, Fermentables: (Munich Type II (Dark), Soft Candi Sugar - Brun Fonce - Dark Brown, Special B, Pilsen, Dark Wheat Malt, Acidulated, Chocolate Wheat, Cara 45 ) Hops: (Loral, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Baking Soda)
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