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The Chouffe - Strong Belgian Ale

383 calories 35.7 g 564 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28.3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Robert Brown
Rating:
4.50 (2 Reviews)

Calories: 383 calories (Per 564ml)
Carbs: 35.7 g (Per 564ml)
Created: Tuesday November 25th 2014
1.073
1.015
7.6%
32.3
5.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5,000 g Belgian - Pilsner5000 g Pilsner 37 1.6 75.8%
1,000 g Cane Sugar1000 g Cane Sugar 46 0 15.2%
250 g Belgian - Wheat250 g Wheat 38 1.8 3.8%
250 g Belgian - Aromatic250 g Aromatic 33 38 3.8%
100 g Rice Hulls100 g Rice Hulls 0 0 1.5%
6,600 g / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Tettnanger40 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 80 min 22.15 29.2%
15 g Tettnanger15 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 4.77 10.9%
15 g Tettnanger15 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 3.91 10.9%
15 g Saaz15 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 1 min 0.26 10.9%
52 g Tettnanger52 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 1 min 1.18 38%
137 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Protofloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 130 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
25 L Infusion -- 55 °C 15 min
Infusion -- 65 °C 30 min
Infusion -- 72 °C 15 min
Mash Out Infusion -- 78 °C 10 min
8.6 L Fly Sparge -- 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 4.464 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 4.5 L/kg 25
Mash volume with grains 28.7
Grain absorption losses -5.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.1 L) 9.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.6
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.2 L) 28.3
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.7
Post boil Volume 21
Going into fermentor 21
Total: 34.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed using the 20L Braumeister. Add sugar dissolved in a warm wort directly to the Braumeister 10 minutes after rolling boil.

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