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Belgian Ale

178 calories 18.1 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Rick Gilbert
Calories: 178 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday June 30th 2015
1.058
1.014
5.8%
25.6
11.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Belgian - Pale Ale5 kg Pale Ale 38 3.4 82.6%
0.35 kg German - Carapils0.35 kg Carapils 35 1.3 5.8%
0.35 kg Belgian - Special B0.35 kg Special B 34 115 5.8%
0.35 kg Invert Sugar0.35 kg Invert Sugar 46 1 5.8%
6.05 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16 g Magnum16 g Magnum Hops Pellet 12 Boil 60 min 19.71 28.1%
11 g Hersbrucker11 g Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 6.6 Dry Hop 15 days 1.51 19.3%
30 g Domestic Hallertau30 g Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 10 min 4.35 52.6%
57 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
14 g Star Anise Spice Boil 30 min.
22 g Corriander Spice Boil 15 min.
9 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Brewtan B Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 ml Hydrochloric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Ardennes 3522
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 29 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 120 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Add 9g Cal Chloride, 1g Sodium Bisulfate to mash water only
Adjust mash PH with 0.5g citric acid to get to a PH of 5.4 if required
Adjust sparge water with 0.25g citric acid
Add yeast nutrient 1 tsp last 5 mins boil
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 L Target 56c Temperature -- 60 °C 25 min
Target 65c Temperature -- 66 °C 60 min
Target 76c Temperature -- 77 °C 15 min
21 L Sparge Sparge -- 76 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 17.1
Mash volume with grains 20.9
Grain absorption losses -5.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 22.1 L) 15.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.2
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.8 L) 26
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 24
Going into fermentor 24
Total: 32.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
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