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Chimay Blue

235 calories 23 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.130 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.261 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 235 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 24th 2019
1.071
1.016
7.3%
20.7
18.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Belgian - Pale Ale11 lb Pale Ale 38 3.4 77.2%
1 lb Belgian - CaraMunich1 lb CaraMunich 33 50 7%
0.50 lb Belgian - Aromatic0.5 lb Aromatic 33 38 3.5%
4 oz Belgian - Chocolate4 oz Chocolate 30 340 1.8%
1 lb Brown Sugar1 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 7%
0.50 lb Belgian - Wheat0.5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 3.5%
14.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Styrian Goldings1.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 13.86 37.5%
1.50 oz Styrian Goldings1.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 15 min 6.88 37.5%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 0 min 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.5 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.5 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (4.83 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.45 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 3.14 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.97 19.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 2.03 g | 8.1 qt) 6.03 24.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.66 -6.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.07 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.15 g | 12.6 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 1.5 6  
Top off amount 4 16  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 4.83 19.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Chimay Blue" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by TheBigLebrewski. All Grain, ABV 7.25%, IBU 20.73, SRM 17.99, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, CaraMunich, Aromatic, Chocolate, Brown Sugar, Wheat) Hops: (Styrian Goldings)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-10-24 20:15 UTC