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Belgian Dark Strong

Name: Belgian Dark Strong
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4.75 kg Pilsner; 0.23 kg Special B; 0.45 kg Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90; 1.13 kg Munich 10; 0.23 kg Aromatic Malt; 0.23 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L); 17 g Magnum Hops; 10 g Perle Hops

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Method: BIAB
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.04 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Source: Terry Downing
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 360 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 28.4 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Wednesday October 28th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.078

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

8.8%

IBU (tinseth):

21.7

SRM (morey):

19.0

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

35.67

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.75 kg	Root Shoot Malting - Pilsner4.75 kg Pilsner	$ 2.30 / lb $ 24.09	37	2	67.7%
0.23 kg	Special B0.23 kg Special B		34	115	3.3%
0.45 kg	Belgian Candi Syrup - D-900.45 kg Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90		32	90	6.4%
1.13 kg	Malteurop - Munich 101.13 kg Munich 10	$ 1.95 / lb $ 4.86	36	10	16.1%
0.23 kg	Aromatic Malt0.23 kg Aromatic Malt		35	20	3.3%
0.23 kg	Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)		38	0	3.3%
7.02 kg / $ 28.94

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
17 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum17 g Magnum Hops	$ 1.22 / oz $ 0.73	Pellet	12	Boil	60 min	19.28	63%
10 g	Artisan - Perle10 g Perle Hops		Pellet	7.1	Boil	10 min	2.43	37%
27 g / $ 0.73

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
			--	148 °F	--

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.50 tsp	Irish Moss		Fining	Boil	0 min.
5 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast BE-256

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.99 / each $ 5.99
Attenuation (avg):	82%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 125 B cells required

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Priming

Method: BelgianCandySyrup Amount: 6.5 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.4 Volumes

Target Water Profile

FCLWD Fort Collins/Loveland, CO

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-10-28 22:27 UTC

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Gallons

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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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
17 g	Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum (Pellet) 17 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	$ 1.22 / oz $ 0.73	19.28	63%
10 g	Artisan - Perle (Pellet) 10 g Perle (Pellet) Hops		2.43	37%
27 g / $ 0.73