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Black Belgian(from scratch)

Method: All Grain
Style: Schwarzbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (ending kettle)
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday May 15th 2026

Original Gravity:

12.7 °P

Final Gravity:

2.8 °P

ABV (alternate):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

22.5

SRM (morey):

30.3

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

103.56

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
102 lb	Great Western - Premium 2-Row102 lb Premium 2-Row	$ 0.75 / lb $ 76.50	37	2	85%
6 lb	Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt6 lb Midnight Wheat Malt	$ 1.25 / lb $ 7.50	25	550	5%
4 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Chocolate4 lb BEST Chocolate	$ 1.01 / lb $ 4.04	34.5	337.82	3.3%
2 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Special X2 lb BEST Special X	$ 1.02 / lb $ 2.04	34.5	132.5	1.7%
4 lb	Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT4 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT	$ 0.73 / lb $ 2.92	38.1	3.5	3.3%
2 lb	Briess - Blackprinz Malt2 lb Blackprinz Malt		25	500	1.7%
120 lbs / $ 93.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum4 oz Magnum Hops	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Pellet	11.5	Boil	60 min	11.63	25%
12 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Sterling12 oz Sterling Hops	$ 0.88 / oz $ 10.56	Pellet	7.2	Boil	15 min	10.84	75%
16 oz / $ 10.56

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum (Pellet)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	11.63	25%
12 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Sterling (Pellet)	$ 0.88 / oz $ 10.56	10.84	75%
16 oz / $ 10.56

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
60.5 gal		Strike	159 °F	151 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
20 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
20 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
35 ml	Phosphoric acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager™

Amount:	1.07 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	77%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	50 - 68 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1279 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
90.9	30	61	96.8	97.7	3.8
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Last Updated: 2026-05-15 18:33 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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