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Belgian Pale Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday February 16th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.009

ABV (standard):

6.1%

IBU (tinseth):

32.4

SRM (morey):

11.7

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

32.27

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
9.50 lb	Belgomalt - Pilsner9.5 lb Pilsner	$ 2.30 / lb $ 21.85	37	1.6	77.6%
1.50 lb	Prairie Malt - Munich 101.5 lb Munich 10	$ 2.00 / lb $ 3.00	33	10	12.2%
0.75 lb	Simpsons - Aromatic Malt0.75 lb Aromatic Malt	$ 2.30 / lb $ 1.73	33	23.04	6.1%
0.50 lb	Dingemans - Special B0.5 lb Special B	$ 2.30 / lb $ 1.15	33.1	125	4.1%
12.25 lbs / $ 27.73

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.75 oz	Styrian Goldings1.75 oz Styrian Goldings Hops	$ 0.85 / oz $ 1.49	Pellet	2.5	Boil	60 min	14.5	35%
2 oz	Styrian Goldings2 oz Styrian Goldings Hops	$ 0.85 / oz $ 1.70	Pellet	2.5	Boil	30 min	12.74	40%
1.25 oz	Styrian Goldings1.25 oz Styrian Goldings Hops	$ 0.85 / oz $ 1.06	Pellet	2.5	Boil	15 min	5.14	25%
5 oz / $ 4.25

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
5 oz	Styrian Goldings (Pellet)	$ 0.85 / oz $ 4.25	32.38	100%
5 oz / $ 4.25

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.24 gal	Strike	162 °F	150 °F	60 min
3 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.65 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.29 / each $ 0.29	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1.90 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.40 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.50 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 ml	Phosphoric acid		Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
1.10 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
2.20 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
0.20 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
$ 0.29

Yeast

Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast BE-256

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	82%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	7	6	50	75	89.4
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Notes

Day 1-7 ferment temp 66F
Day 8-10 ferment temp 72F

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Last Updated: 2026-03-01 17:45 UTC

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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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