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188 calories 19.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 23.88 liters
Post Boil Size: 18 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: JJ Meza
Calories: 188 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday October 2nd 2024
1.061
1.016
6.0%
48.2
13.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg BE - Pale Ale4 kg Pale Ale 38 3.4 79.7%
500 g German - Melanoidin500 g Melanoidin 37 25 10%
500 g Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Munich I500 g BEST Caramel Munich I 34.5 35 10%
20 g Belgian - Chocolate20 g Chocolate - (late boil kettle addition) 30 340 0.4%
5,020 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Chinook20 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 38.02 50%
20 g Cascade20 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 10.16 50%
40 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 kg Brown Sugar Water Agt Boil 0 min.
50 g Cinnamon stick Spice Boil 0 min.
0.10 g Clove Spice Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Angel Yeast - CN36 Ale Yeast
Amount:
12 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 3.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 11 32 0 0 0
I used an mineral water for this recipe, an excellent one.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
26 L Infusion 80 °C 70 °C 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.13 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 15.7
Mash volume with grains 19
Grain absorption losses -5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 14.1 L) 14.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 23.9 L) 23.9
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 18
Going into fermentor 18
Total: 29.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"QUAD" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by JJ Meza. All Grain, ABV 5.95%, IBU 48.18, SRM 12.96, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Melanoidin, BEST Caramel Munich I, Chocolate) Hops: (Chinook, Cascade) Other: (Brown Sugar, Cinnamon stick, Clove)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-09-24 21:16 UTC