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BELGIAN STRONG ALE II

435 calories 34.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.117 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: BEANIE'S BEST
Calories: 435 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 34.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 28th 2017
1.131
1.020
14.5%
26.3
20.6
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
50 lb Belgian - Pilsner50 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 46.1%
16.50 lb Belgian - Wheat16.5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 15.2%
8.50 lb Belgian - Munich8.5 lb Munich 38 6 7.8%
10 lb Flaked Barley10 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 9.2%
7 lb Belgian - Aromatic7 lb Aromatic 33 38 6.5%
1 lb American - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 0.9%
7 lb Belgian - CaraMunich7 lb CaraMunich 33 50 6.5%
5 lb Cane Sugar5 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 4.6%
3.50 lb Brown Sugar3.5 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 3.2%
108.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Saaz4 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 60 min 5.29 25%
4 oz Saaz4 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 9.98 25%
3 oz Mount Hood3 oz Mount Hood Hops Leaf/Whole 6.5 Boil 30 min 5.67 18.8%
2 oz Styrian Goldings2 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.5 Boil 30 min 3.2 12.5%
3 oz Domestic Hallertau3 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Leaf/Whole 3.9 Boil 15 min 2.19 18.8%
16 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g WHRILFLOCK @ 15 minute Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Strong Ale Yeast WLP545
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
VALENCIA WATER FILTERED
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Fly Sparge -- 145 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 27.1 gal (108.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 15.1 gal (60.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 45.5 gal (182 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 4 gal (16 qt) and adding 33.5 gal (134 qt) sparge/top-off. 37.5 150  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 37.5 150  
Mash volume with grains 45.5 182  
Grain absorption losses -12.5 -50  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.72 g | 6.9 qt) 2.62 10.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.63 2.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.1 g | 108.4 qt) 28 112  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6 -2.4  
Post boil Volume 25 100  
Going into fermentor 25 100  
Total: 40.12 160.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

WESTVLETEREN YEAST ALL SUGAR INVERTED

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