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Working Monks' Lunch (Chimay Gold clone)

Method: All Grain
Style: Trappist Single
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 38 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 43.96 liters
Post Boil Size: 38 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Wheel Ale Brewing
Calories: 211 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per .5L)

Created: Friday February 24th 2023

Original Gravity:

1.046

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.0%

IBU (tinseth):

24.3

SRM (morey):

3.2

Mash pH

5.9

Cost £

14.84

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
6 kg	Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen6 kg BEST Pilsen	£ 0.00 / kg £ 0.00	37	1.9	78.9%
600 g	Weyermann - Carapils600 g Carapils	£ 2.47 / kg £ 1.48	34.5	2.1	7.9%
300 g	Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat300 g Torrefied Wheat	£ 2.00 / kg £ 0.60	36.8	3	3.9%
700 g	Cane Sugar700 g Cane Sugar	£ 0.75 / kg £ 0.53	46	0	9.2%
7,600 g / £ 2.61

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
60 g	Saaz60 g Saaz Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 3.00	Pellet	3.8	Boil	60 min	16.68	70.6%
25 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh25 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 1.25	Pellet	5.4	Boil	30 min	7.59	29.4%
85 g / £ 4.25

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
60 g	Saaz (Pellet) 60 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 3.00	16.68	70.6%
25 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	£ 0.05 / g £ 1.25	7.59	29.4%
85 g / £ 4.25

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
30 L	Strike	69 °C	64 °C	90 min
18 L	Sparge	75 °C	70 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
50 g	Bitter Orange Peel		Flavor	Boil	20 min.
1 each	Protafloc	£ 0.00 / each £ 0.00	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

White Labs - Abbey Ale Yeast WLP530

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	£ 7.98 / each £ 7.98
Attenuation (avg):	77.5%	Flocculation:	Med-High
Optimum Temp:	19 - 22 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	19 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 326 B cells required

£ 7.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 220.6 g Temp: 10 °C CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Kettering Rd

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
70	7	7	21	21	216
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

Chimay Gold clone

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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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