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Belgian Brune

180 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dubbel
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 8th 2026
1.055
1.010
6.0%
26.1
16.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Viking - Extra pale malt5 lb Extra pale malt 37.6 1.8 38.1%
1 lb Special B1 lb Special B 34 115 7.6%
1 lb Cane Sugar1 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 7.6%
1 lb Weyermann - Caramunich Type 11 lb Caramunich Type 1 33.5 35 7.6%
5 lb Viking - Pilsner Zero Malt5 lb Pilsner Zero Malt 37 1.9 38.1%
2 oz Briess - Chocolate2 oz Chocolate 25 350 1%
13.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 10.15 50%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 15.95 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
63 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 117 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsp CaCl
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.3 21.2  
Mash volume with grains 6.27 25.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.52 -6.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.46 g | 17.8 qt) 3.39 13.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.07 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.08 g | 32.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6.5 26  
Going into fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 8.69 34.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Step mash 144/152/170. Cooker broke half way through. We shall see.

Bottled May 2nd. Blue caps. Seems promising.
Primed w 5.1 0z table sugar

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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-02 14:44 UTC