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donna summer

236 calories 20.8 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1230 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1300 liters
Post Boil Size: 1260 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 15.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 18.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
No Chill: 50 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 236 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday March 10th 2021
18.7 °P
3.6 °P
8.3%
17.5
10.6
5.6
441.78
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
300 kg Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen300 kg BEST Pilsen 1.10 € / kg
330.00 €
37 3.57 75.8%
10 kg Flaked Wheat10 kg Flaked Wheat 1.26 € / kg
12.60 €
34 3.84 2.5%
40 kg Cane Sugar40 kg Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 1.20 € / kg
48.00 €
46 10.1%
6 kg Bestmalz - BEST Acidulated6 kg BEST Acidulated 1.28 € / kg
7.68 €
35.9 6 1.5%
25 kg German - Wheat Malt25 kg Wheat Malt 1.00 € / kg
25.00 €
37 3.84 6.3%
15 kg Dingemans - Cara 50 MD15 kg Cara 50 MD 34 51.87 3.8%
396 kg / 423.28 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
500 g Perle500 g Perle Hops 19.00 € / kg
9.50 €
Pellet 9.7 Boil 60 min 11.84 16.7%
500 g saaz500 g saaz Hops 18.00 € / kg
9.00 €
Pellet 4.6 Boil 60 min 5.62 16.7%
2,000 g Barth-Haas - Sabro2000 g Sabro Hops Pellet 14 Dry Hop 0 days 66.7%
3,000 g / 18.50 €
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1023 L Strike 69 °C 64 °C 30 min
63 °C 68 °C 20 min
-- 74 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
270 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
250 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
300 g CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
400 g Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
400 g Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
100 g Lactic acid Water Agt Boil 0 min.
200 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
GigaYeast - Trappist Tripel Yeast
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
19 - 23 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
22 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 8032 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"donna summer" Belgian Golden Strong Ale beer recipe by craft. All Grain, ABV 8.26%, IBU 17.46, SRM 10.61, Fermentables: (BEST Pilsen, Flaked Wheat, Cane Sugar, BEST Acidulated, Wheat Malt, Cara 50 MD) Hops: (Perle, saaz, Sabro) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, CRS/AMS (6.3% HCl, 8.6% H2SO4), Lactic acid)
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