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Dearkin - Belgian Dark

268 calories 20.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15.51 liters
Post Boil Size: 12.22 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.088 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Sean Dawson
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 99.5605%
Calories: 268 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday October 8th 2021
1.088
1.011
10.1%
25.8
21.4
5.6
23.09
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 kg Malteurop - Pilsen Malt3 kg Pilsen Malt $ 3.39 / kg
$ 10.17 		37.4 1.8 66.7%
0.50 kg Crisp Malting - No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter0.5 kg No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter $ 3.95 / kg
$ 1.98 		37 3 11.1%
0.50 kg Brown Sugar0.5 kg Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 11.1%
0.25 kg Bestmalz - BEST Melanoidin0.25 kg BEST Melanoidin $ 5.00 / kg
$ 1.25 		34.5 27 5.6%
0.20 kg Dingemans - Special B0.2 kg Special B 33.1 125 4.4%
0.05 kg Gladfield - Light Chocolate Malt0.05 kg Light Chocolate Malt $ 5.50 / kg
$ 0.28 		32.7 355 1.1%
4.50 kg / $ 13.67
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 g Magnum8 g Magnum Hops $ 0.12 / g
$ 0.99 		Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 25.8 100%
8 g / $ 0.99
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.25 g Gypsum $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Salt $ 0.00 / g
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Brewtan B $ 145.00 / kg
$ 0.15 		Fining Mash 1 hr.
0.75 g Brewtan B $ 145.00 / kg
$ 0.11 		Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc $ 0.20 / each
$ 0.10 		Fining Boil 10 min.
0.10 g Servomyces $ 1.20 / g
$ 0.12 		Other Boil 5 min.
$ 0.47
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast BE-256
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.95 / each
$ 7.95
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
16 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 81 B cells required
$ 7.95 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 7.45 bar       Temp: 68 °C       CO2 Level: 3.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Brown Balanced
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 27 55 70 90
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.7 L Strike 40 °C 40 °C --
Temperature 40 °C 65 °C 45 min
Infusion 65 °C 65 °C 45 min
1.3 L Batch Sparge 75 °C 75 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 12
Mash volume with grains 14.6
Grain absorption losses -4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.3 L) 8.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.4 L) 15.5
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 L) 12.2
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.2 L) 11
Total: 20.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Targeting a batch size of 11l to allow room for adding plums in the fermenter when fermentation is slowing down.

I ran out of Pilsner, otherwise it would be all Pilsner malt

I will prepare a massive yeast cake by brewing a low ABV beer beforehand and I will rack the wort directly on to it to avoid having to make a starter for such a big beer.

The light chocolate malt is mainly to adjust for colour if you like it a bit darker. I doubt it adds much flavour at 50g but you never know.

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