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207 calories 18.7 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dubbel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.55 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.88 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: WesBrew
Calories: 207 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Thursday February 2nd 2023
1.063
1.012
6.7%
22.0
11.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.80 lb Weyermann - German - Bohemian Pilsner10.8 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		38 1.9 80.3%
2 lb Bairds - Munich Malt2 lb Munich Malt $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		36.8 5 14.9%
5 oz Belgian - Aromatic5 oz Belgian - Aromatic $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		33 38 2.3%
4 oz Special B4 oz Special B 34 115 1.9%
1.50 oz Weyermann - Carafa II1.5 oz Carafa II 31.5 415 0.7%
215.30 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Warrior0.25 oz Warrior Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 13.08 20%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 8.91 80%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.90 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.70 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.79 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.60 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.30 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 482 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.2 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
6.09 gal Strike 161 °F 154 °F 60 min
2.18 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 4.71 18.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.79 23.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.68 -6.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.27 g | 17.1 qt) 3.77 15.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.05 g | 28.2 qt) 6.55 26.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.88 23.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.88 g | 23.5 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.48 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

-nice clean beer, I like the yeast, not too fruity or spicy. minor adjustment to bump munich to 2lbs, ditched the dextrine and caramunich. adding small amount of special b.

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