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Belgian Pale V5 2025

157 calories 16.4 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 215 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 190 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 157 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday September 22nd 2025
1.051
1.013
5.1%
26.6
9.8
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg German - CaraMunich II5 kg CaraMunich II 34 46 10.9%
4 kg Gladfield - Chit Malt4 kg Chit Malt 27 1.52 8.7%
2 kg Dingemans - Aromatic Malt2 kg Aromatic Malt 36.3 19 4.3%
33 kg Malteurop - AU - Malteurop - Pilsner33 kg AU - Malteurop - Pilsner 37.44 2 71.7%
2 kg Gladfield - NZ - Gladfield - Biscuit Malt2 kg NZ - Gladfield - Biscuit Malt 35 30.46 4.3%
46 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
250 g Motueka250 g Motueka Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 75 min 15.76 33.3%
100 g Motueka100 g Motueka Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 30 min 4.63 13.3%
250 g Fuggles250 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4 Whirlpool at 96 °C 15 min 4.65 33.3%
150 g Motueka150 g Motueka Hops Pellet 5.5 Whirlpool at 96 °C 15 min 1.54 20%
750 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g whirlflock Fining Boil 15 min.
30 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Ardennes 3522
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 29 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3393 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Ballarat blend 50/50 Lal Lal / White Swan
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
129 L Strike 76 °C 67 °C 90 min
85 L Fly Sparge 78 °C 76 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.75 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 227.3 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 181.9 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 156.86 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 15.04 L and adding 111.46 L sparge/top-off. 126.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 126.5
Mash volume with grains 156.9
Grain absorption losses -46
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 147.7 L) 110.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 227.3 L) 190
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.8
Post boil Volume 217
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -2
Going into fermentor 215
Total: 236.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Pale V5 2025" Belgian Pale Ale beer recipe by Flysparge. All Grain, ABV 5.06%, IBU 26.58, SRM 9.81, Fermentables: (CaraMunich II, Chit Malt, Aromatic Malt, AU - Malteurop - Pilsner, NZ - Gladfield - Biscuit Malt) Hops: (Motueka, Fuggles) Other: (whirlflock, Lactic acid)
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