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7bbl belgian quad

276 calories 21.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 227 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 243 gallons
Post Boil Size: 243 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 276 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 31st 2025
1.084
1.012
10.1%
21.8
18.4
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
275 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale275 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 37.4%
330 lb Avangard - Pilsner330 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 44.9%
20 lb Warminster Maltings - Crystal 15020 lb Crystal 150 32.5 88 2.7%
50 lb Briess - Carapils Malt50 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 6.8%
30 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-18030 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-180 - (late boil kettle addition) 32 180 4.1%
30 lb Cane Sugar30 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 4.1%
735 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
48 oz Tettnanger48 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 14.55 50%
48 oz Tettnanger48 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 7.22 50%
96 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Strong Ale Yeast WLP545
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
87%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 6084 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 14.27 psi       Temp: 36 °F       CO2 Level: 2.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Colonial Beach Brewing Water Summer 2021
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
246.25 gal Strike 171 °F 156 °F 60 min
80 gal Sparge 175 °F 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 45 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 232.1 gal (928.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 7.15 gal (28.6 qt) and adding 220.1 gal (880.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 290.25 gal (1161 qt) 236.25 945  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 236.25 945  
Mash volume with grains 290.25 1161  
Grain absorption losses -84.38 -337.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 75.63 g | 302.5 qt) 91.38 365.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 227.25 g | 909 qt) 243 972  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 4.85 19.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -3.6 -14.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 227 g | 908 qt) 243 972  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 243 g | 972 qt) 227 908  
Total: 327.63 1310.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

don't forget to add O2 on day 2

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