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Santa’s Claws

290 calories 19.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 34 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 40 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.089 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: LX
Calories: 290 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 15th 2023
1.089
1.008
10.6%
21.0
11.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
50 lb American - Pilsner50 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 51.5%
25 lb American - Wheat25 lb Wheat 38 1.8 25.8%
5 lb American - Vienna5 lb Vienna 35 4 5.2%
3 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L3 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 3.1%
5 lb Soft Candi Sugar - Blond5 lb Soft Candi Sugar - Blond - (late boil kettle addition) 38 5 5.2%
4 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)4 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 60 4.1%
4 lb Cane Sugar4 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 4.1%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 1%
97 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7 oz Willamette7 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 15.77 70%
3 oz Willamette3 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 5.2 30%
10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST
Amount:
9 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
88%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
63 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 962 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27 gal Fly Sparge 153 °F 152 °F 60 min
36.75 gal Strike 153 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Grain Temp: 147 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 36.63 gal (146.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 10.97 gal (43.87 qt) and adding 24.63 gal (98.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 43.47 gal (173.88 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 5.28 gal (21.12 qt) and adding 31.47 gal (125.88 qt) sparge/top-off. 36.75 147  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 36.75 147  
Mash volume with grains 43.47 173.9  
Grain absorption losses -10.5 -42  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.59 g | 38.4 qt) 14 56  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 35.59 g | 142.4 qt) 40 160  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 1.03 4.1  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.38 -1.5  
Post boil Volume 34 136  
Going into fermentor 34 136  
Total: 50.75 203
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Santa’s Claws" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by LX. All Grain, ABV 10.6%, IBU 20.97, SRM 10.97, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Wheat, Vienna, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Soft Candi Sugar - Blond, Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L), Cane Sugar, Biscuit) Hops: (Willamette)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-10-15 20:38 UTC