Castle Mailing Belgian March Beer

Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.77 liters
Post Boil Size: 20 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: NomearBig
Calories: 190 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday May 20th 2026

Belgian Pale Ale

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OG: 1.052 FG: 1.006 ABV: 6.1% IBU: 24

Original Gravity:

1.057

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

5.2%

IBU (tinseth):

21.1

SRM (morey):

7.6

Mash pH

5.3

Cost ฿

879.58

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 kg	Castle Malting - Chateau Pilsen Malt4 kg Chateau Pilsen Malt	฿ 95.00 / kg ฿ 380.00	37	2	80.5%
0.50 kg	Castle Malting - Château Cara Ruby0.5 kg Château Cara Ruby	฿ 84.00 / lb ฿ 92.59	33	19.3	10.1%
470 g	Castle Malting - Château Biscuit470 g Château Biscuit	฿ 0.16 / g ฿ 75.20	35	17	9.5%
4.97 kg / ฿ 547.79

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
10 g	Magnum10 g Magnum Hops	฿ 1.71 / g ฿ 17.10	Pellet	15	Boil	50 min	19.11	55.6%
8 g	Hallertau Tradition (Germany)8 g Hallertau Tradition (Germany) Hops	฿ 2.00 / g ฿ 16.00	Pellet	5	Boil	10 min	1.94	44.4%
18 g / ฿ 33.10

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
10 g	Magnum (Pellet) 10 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	฿ 1.71 / g ฿ 17.10	19.11	55.6%
8 g	Hallertau Tradition (Germany) (Pellet)	฿ 2.00 / g ฿ 16.00	1.94	44.4%
18 g / ฿ 33.10

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	฿ 16.00 / each ฿ 16.00	Other	Boil	15 min.
7.60 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	฿ 15.00 / oz ฿ 4.02	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.20 g	Epsom Salt	฿ 15.00 / oz ฿ 1.69	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.60 g	Gypsum	฿ 15.00 / oz ฿ 0.85	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
8.97 ml	Lactic acid	฿ 0.46 / ml ฿ 4.13	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
฿ 26.69

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale S-33

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	฿ 136.00 / each ฿ 272.00
Attenuation (avg):	68.72%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	18 - 26 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 98 B cells required

฿ 272.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.69 bar Temp: 2 °C CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

My Water Nesle Pure Life

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
89.6	7.4	0	126.2	73	0
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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
22.5 L	mash in	Strike	66 °C	63 °C	50 min
	Iodine test	Strike	63 °C	72 °C	15 min
	mash out	Strike	72 °C	78 °C	2 min
9.4 L		Sparge	78 °C	78 °C	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.5 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 30 °C

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.5 L/kg	22.4
Mash volume with grains	25.6
Grain absorption losses	-5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.3 L)	9.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25.8 L)	25.8
Boil off losses	-5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.1
Post boil Volume	20
Going into fermentor	20
Total:	31.6
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Notes

16°c 2days
20°c 15psi 7 days
8°c 15psi 1 day
2°c 15 psi 7 days-keg

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