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272 calories 31.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.081 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 272 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 31.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 5th 2018
1.081
1.025
7.3%
82.8
12.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb BE - Pale Ale10 lb Pale Ale 38 3.4 76.9%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 7.7%
2 lb Belgian - CaraVienne2 lb CaraVienne 34 20 15.4%
13 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 62.36 40%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 11.18 20%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 9.28 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Ardennes 3522
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 85 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 117 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.13 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
7 gal Temperature -- 158 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.69 22.8  
Mash volume with grains 6.73 26.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.28 g | 9.1 qt) 3.19 12.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.09 g | 24.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 4.5 18  
Going into fermentor 4.5 18  
Total: 8.88 35.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Set out to make a trappist beer, somewhere between a dubbel and tripel. The beer still turned out delicious but closer to a Belgian amber (think Rare Vos). This was after an early sampling of a not-fully-carbonated bottle though, so flavor will likely continue to evolve.

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