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Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Calories: 284 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday December 21st 2020

Original Gravity:

1.087

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

10.1%

IBU (tinseth):

23.8

SRM (morey):

4.8

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

87.81

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
15.50 lb	Belgian - Pilsner15.5 lb Pilsner	$ 2.64 / lb $ 40.92	37	1.6	80.5%
0.38 lb	Dingemans - Belgian Cara 8 Pils Malt0.375 lb Belgian Cara 8 Pils Malt	$ 1.64 / lb $ 0.62	30	6	1.9%
0.38 lb	Dingemans - Biscuit0.375 lb Biscuit	$ 2.24 / lb $ 0.84	34.5	22	1.9%
3 lb	Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L) - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 9.99 / lb $ 29.97	38	0	15.6%
19.25 lbs / $ 72.35

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops	$ 2.49 / oz $ 4.98	Pellet	3.5	Boil	60 min	19.07	66.7%
1 oz	Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops	$ 2.49 / oz $ 2.49	Pellet	3.5	Boil	15 min	4.73	33.3%
3 oz / $ 7.47

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 2.9999999931377 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops	$ 2.49 / oz $ 7.47	23.8	100%
3 oz / $ 7.47

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.4 gal	Strike @ 165.8	Infusion	--	149 °F	60 min
2.7 gal	Strike @ Boiling - mash out	Infusion	--	170 °F	10 min
1.5 gal	Strike @ 180	Sparge	--	170 °F	15 min
1.5 gal	Strike @ 180	Sparge	--	170 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 tbsp	Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.60 tsp	Irish Moss		Fining	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - Belgian Strong Ale 1388

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 7.99 / each $ 7.99
Attenuation (custom):	84%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	64 - 80 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 643 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Brew Date - 6/7/21

Opps, a few mistakes with this one. First, I had a boil over right after I added the first hops. I probably lost much of the hops in the process. Second, I forgot to take an uninoculated sample so I'm not sure of the OG. I glanced at it and it was around 1.080. I'm gonna call it 1.076

UPDATE - 6/23/21 - Racked into glass. SG 1.012

UPDATE - 8/4/21 - Racked into keg after two weeks @ 50 degrees. FG was 1.008, which is 84% attenuation. Does anyone else get attenuations this high? Am I catching wild yeast?

Force carbonated will be ready in three days.

ACTUAL RESULTS:

Total water: 10
Pre-boil volume: 7 gals
Ending kettle volume: 6. gallons
Fermenter volume: 6.1 gals
Boil time: 90 min
Efficiency: estimate 65%
OG: estimate 1.076
FG: 1.008
ABV: estimate 9%
Attenuation: estimate 84%
IBU's: 17
SRM: 4.8

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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