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Dark Belgian Strong

301 calories 30.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.4 liters
Post Boil Size: 5.4 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.372 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.902 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 301 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 30.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday May 23rd 2020
1.097
1.024
9.7%
0.0
22.6
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 kg BA Malt - Pale Ale15 kg Pale Ale 38 4 70.4%
1.50 kg BA Malt - Munich1.5 kg Munich 38 7 7%
0.80 kg Dingemans - Special B0.8 kg Special B 33.1 125 3.8%
0.50 kg Dingemans - Aromatic Malt0.5 kg Aromatic Malt 36.3 19 2.3%
0.50 kg Castle Malting - Château Biscuit0.5 kg Château Biscuit 35 17 2.3%
0.50 kg Weyermann - Carahell0.5 kg Carahell 34 10 2.3%
0.50 kg Dingemans - Wheat Malt0.5 kg Wheat Malt 38.1 1.8 2.3%
2 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)2 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 60 9.4%
21.30 kg / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
50 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 404 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Chimay water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 10 20 100 100 30
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
57.9 L Strike 73 °C 66 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 22 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 70.64 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 32.66 L and adding 25.24 L sparge/top-off. 57.9
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (3 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (31.6 L). Reduce mash thickness to 1.59 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 37.7 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 57.9
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 26 L) 70.6
Grain absorption losses -19.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.7 L) 11.4
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 1.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Post boil Volume 5.4
Top off amount 44.6
Going into fermentor 50
Total: 31.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dark Belgian Strong" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by Leo Waisblatt. All Grain, ABV 9.66%, IBU 0, SRM 22.57, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Munich, Special B, Aromatic Malt, Château Biscuit, Carahell, Wheat Malt, Belgian Candi Sugar - Amber/Brown (60L)) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-05-23 01:12 UTC