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Dirk's Belgian Pale Ale 2025

Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.18 liters
Post Boil Size: 26.05 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Dirk L Pletcher
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday January 20th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

23.9

SRM (morey):

9.5

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.90 kg	Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner4.9 kg Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner	36.3	1.9	90.7%
0.30 kg	German - CaraMunich I0.3 kg CaraMunich I - (late mash tun addition)	34	39	5.6%
0.10 kg	Dingemans - Biscuit0.1 kg Biscuit - (late mash tun addition)	34.5	22	1.9%
0.10 kg	Simpsons - Crystal Extra Dark0.1 kg Crystal Extra Dark - (late mash tun addition)	31.7	178.56	1.9%
5.40 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
14 g	East Kent Goldings14 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.6	Boil	90 min	9.49	37.8%
13 g	Motueka13 g Motueka Hops	Pellet	8.6	Boil	90 min	13.54	35.1%
5 g	Fuggles5 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.7	Whirlpool at 80 °C	15 min	0.31	13.5%
5 g	Motueka5 g Motueka Hops	Pellet	8.6	Whirlpool at 80 °C	15 min	0.56	13.5%
37 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
14 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 14 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	9.49	37.8%
18 g	Motueka (Pellet) 18 g Motueka (Pellet) Hops	14.1	48.6%
5 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 5 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	0.31	13.5%
37 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
21.6 L	Strike	68 °C	67 °C	60 min
12.46 L	Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 4 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.50 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.50 g	Baking Soda	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.70 g	sodium metabisulfite	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.17 ml	fermcap s	Water Agt	Boil	95 min.
0.50 tsp	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient	Other	Boil	10 min.
1 tsp	Irish Moss	Fining	Boil	3 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - Belgian Ardennes 3522

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	74%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	18 - 29 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	19 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 230 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 167.3 g Temp: 22 °C CO₂ Level: 2.47 Volumes

Target Water Profile

RO + SMB

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	10	12	100	200	50
Sodium Metabisulfite added at 50 ppm
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Notes

Grains treated with 2% by weight water with 25 ppm Sodium Meta Bisulfite, just before grinding.

Mash water boiled before use to reduce oxygen level. Sodium Meta Bisulfite (Campden tabs) added as powder @ 50 ppm to prevent Hot Side Oxidation (will add 11.6 ppm Na+ and 40.5 ppm SO3- aq to water profile)

Add 5 drops Fermcap S prior to boil.

Make 2.5 L starter

Cool wort to 19 C (66F) before pitching yeast

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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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