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BELGIAN STRONG ALE

271 calories 25.4 g 12 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 95 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 105 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: JULIAN SCHELL
Calories: 271 calories (Per 12L)
Carbs: 25.4 g (Per 12L)
Created: Sunday August 23rd 2020
1.082
1.017
8.5%
26.4
19.0
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
25 kg BA Malt - Pale Ale25 kg Pale Ale 38 4 71.4%
1 kg Dingemans - Special B1 kg Special B 33.1 125 2.9%
1 kg Weyermann - CaraAroma1 kg CaraAroma 36 140 2.9%
6 kg Weyermann - Vienna Malt6 kg Vienna Malt 37 3.5 17.1%
2 kg Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - Amber (40L)2 kg Belgian Candi Syrup - Amber (40L) 32 40 5.7%
35 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany)100 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops Pellet 5 Boil 90 min 14.99 50%
100 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany)100 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops Pellet 5 Boil 40 min 11.39 50%
200 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 ml Yeast Energizer Other Boil 10 min.
10 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
10 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Sodium Bicarbonate Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast BE-256
Amount:
70 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 658 B cells required
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
33 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 658 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 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
80 L Steeping 76 °C 63.5 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 15 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 101.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 56.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 104.28 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 23.62 L and adding 58.88 L sparge/top-off. 82.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 82.5
Mash volume with grains 104.3
Grain absorption losses -33
Remaining sparge water volume 54.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.5
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 101.7 L) 105
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 98.3 L) 95
Estimated amount in fermentor 95
Total: 137.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"BELGIAN STRONG ALE" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by JULIAN SCHELL. All Grain, ABV 8.53%, IBU 26.38, SRM 19.04, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Special B, CaraAroma, Vienna Malt, Belgian Candi Syrup - Amber (40L)) Hops: (Hallertau Tradition (Germany)) Other: (Phosphoric acid, Baking Soda, Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Yeast Energizer, Irish Moss, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Sodium Bicarbonate)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-08-23 21:56 UTC