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Chimay Blue Clone

274 calories 24.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 274 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 13th 2017
1.083
1.016
8.7%
20.6
20.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13.25 lb Belgian - Pilsner13.25 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 76.7%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 5.8%
0.50 lb Belgian - CaraMunich0.5 lb CaraMunich 33 50 2.9%
0.38 lb United Kingdom - Cara Malt0.38 lb Cara Malt 35 17.5 2.2%
0.25 lb Belgian - Special B0.25 lb Special B 34 115 1.4%
0.19 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.19 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 1.1%
0.70 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)0.7 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) 38 60 4.1%
1 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-901 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90 32 90 5.8%
17.27 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Galena0.4 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13 Boil 90 min 17.43 34.8%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 15 min 2.91 43.5%
0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 2 min 0.25 21.7%
1.15 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.13 tsp Seeds of Paradise Herb Boil 15 min.
0.13 tsp Seeds of Paradise Herb Boil 2 min.
0.50 tsp Orange Peel Other Boil 5 min.
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Strong Ale 1388
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 80 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.5 qt Temperature -- 152 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.84 g | 39.4 qt) 9.55 38.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 11.09 g | 44.4 qt) 10.8 43.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.95 -7.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.15 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.79 g | 31.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.55 38.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Substitutes:

Used 60L Caramel Munich Malt instead of U.K. - Cara Malt
Used British Crystal 135/165 instead of Belgian-Special B

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