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strong, dark & belgian

290 calories 29.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 4.8 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.102 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 290 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday October 19th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Belgian - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 65.6%
3 lb German - Dark Munich3 lb Dark Munich 36 10 19.7%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 3.3%
1 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-901 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90 32 90 6.6%
0.75 lb Molasses0.75 lb Molasses 36 80 4.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hersbrucker2 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2.3 Boil 10 min 5.52 40%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 2.7 Aroma 0 min 20%
2 oz Kent Goldings2 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 33.08 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.40 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
3.20 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.80 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Home September 2018
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
33 20 55 50 140 80
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.2 gal Infusion 161 °F 148 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.22 16.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 4.6 g | 18.4 qt) 5.3 21.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.69 -6.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.11 g | 16.4 qt) 3.57 14.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.15 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 4.1 16.4  
Top off amount 0.7 2.8  
Going into fermentor 4.8 19.2  
Total: 7.79 31.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"strong, dark & belgian" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by BrewBeerSmokeMeat. All Grain, ABV 8.73%, IBU 38.6, SRM 21.9, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Dark Munich, Caramel / Crystal 90L, Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90, Molasses) Hops: (Hersbrucker, Styrian Goldings, Kent Goldings) Other: (Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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