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Admiral Ackbar

218 calories 20.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dubbel
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 84% (brew house)
Calories: 218 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 29th 2016
1.066
1.014
6.8%
20.1
16.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb American - Pale Ale4.5 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 32.7%
4.50 lb German - Pilsner4.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 32.7%
2 lb German - Munich Light2 lb Munich Light 37 6 14.5%
1 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-901 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90 - (late boil kettle addition) 32 90 7.3%
8 oz Belgian - CaraMunich8 oz CaraMunich 33 50 3.6%
8 oz Belgian - Special B8 oz Special B 34 115 3.6%
4 oz German - Acidulated Malt4 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.8%
4 oz Belgian - Aromatic4 oz Aromatic 33 38 1.8%
4 oz Belgian - Biscuit4 oz Biscuit 35 23 1.8%
220 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Hersbrucker2.5 oz Hersbrucker Hops Leaf/Whole 2.8 Boil 75 min 20.1 100%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g gypsum Water Agt Mash --
5 g calcium chloride Water Agt Mash --
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Abby Ale II 1762
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 496 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Dubbel
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 12 45 75 55 223
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
19.12 qt @ 166 Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
23.12 qt Fly Sparge -- 175 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.78 19.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.8 23.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.59 -6.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.82 g | 23.3 qt) 5.56 22.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.76 g | 35 qt) 8.5 34  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.09 0.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 6.5 26  
Going into fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 10.34 41.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Admiral Ackbar" Belgian Dubbel beer recipe by Mike Shea. All Grain, ABV 6.82%, IBU 20.1, SRM 16.89, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Pilsner, Munich Light, Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90, CaraMunich, Special B, Acidulated Malt, Aromatic, Biscuit) Hops: (Hersbrucker) Other: (gypsum, calcium chloride, whirlfloc, yeast nutrient)
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