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Belgian Golden Ale (Mescal Soaked Oak Chips)

Method: BIAB
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 50 min
Batch Size: 2.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 250 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday March 2nd 2026

Original Gravity:

1.077

Final Gravity:

1.006

ABV (standard):

9.3%

IBU (tinseth):

19.7

SRM (morey):

3.9

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 lb	Dingemans - Belgian Pilsner Malt5 lb Belgian Pilsner Malt	37	1.6	80.7%
1 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	42	0.5	16.1%
90 g	Deer Creek - Pale Wheat90 g Pale Wheat	38.1	3.5	3.2%
6.20 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
20 g	Barth-Haas - Styrian Savinjski Golding20 g Styrian Savinjski Golding Hops	Pellet	2.6	Boil	50 min	15.72	71.4%
8 g	Barth-Haas - Styrian Savinjski Golding8 g Styrian Savinjski Golding Hops	Pellet	2.6	Boil	20 min	4	28.6%
28 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
28 g	Barth-Haas - Styrian Savinjski Golding (Pellet)		19.72	100%
28 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3 gal		Strike	162 °F	152 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.50 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.75 oz	Oak Cubes Medium Toast	Flavor	Primary	7 days
1 oz	Mescal	Flavor	Secondary	7 days

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	88%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	63 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 56 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 1.7 oz Temp: 63 °F CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

Soak oak chips in Mescal overnight. Then pour out the liquid or get rid of too many oak tannins. Then soak again until you are ready to add to fermenter for a week (at end of fermentation). This is delicious.

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Last Updated: 2026-03-13 15:38 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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