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Belgian Abbey

232 calories 22.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dubbel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 124 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 140 gallons
Post Boil Size: 132 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: James Updyke
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 232 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday September 23rd 2025
1.070
1.016
7.1%
16.3
12.8
n/a
227.98
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
200 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row200 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row $ 0.80 / lb
$ 160.00 		37 1.8 68.5%
50 lb Bestmalz - BEST Munich50 lb BEST Munich $ 0.85 / lb
$ 42.50 		37 6.3 17.1%
20 lb Great Western - Crystal 6020 lb Crystal 60 $ 0.98 / lb
$ 19.60 		30 60 6.8%
6 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L6 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L $ 0.98 / lb
$ 5.88 		33 120 2.1%
16 lb Brown Sugar16 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 5.5%
292 lbs / $ 227.98
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 lb Hallertau Mittelfruh2 lb Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 16.31 100%
2 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Abby Ale II 1762
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2802 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 126.7 gal (506.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 10.8 gal (43.21 qt) and adding 114.7 gal (458.8 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 125.58 gal (502.32 qt) 103.5 414  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 103.5 414  
Mash volume with grains 125.58 502.3  
Grain absorption losses -34.5 -138  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 56.75 g | 227 qt) 71.25 285  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 125.5 g | 502 qt) 140 560  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 1.2 4.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.2 -4.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 124 g | 496 qt) 132 528  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 132 g | 528 qt) 124 496  
Total: 174.75 699
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Abbey" Belgian Dubbel beer recipe by James Updyke. All Grain, ABV 7.1%, IBU 16.31, SRM 12.77, Fermentables: ( Brewers Malt 2-Row, BEST Munich, Crystal 60, American - Caramel / Crystal 120L, Brown Sugar) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-09-23 17:01 UTC