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Brown Shirts

Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 19.5 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (ending kettle)
Source: like Chimay blue
Calories: 251 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Thursday January 19th 2017

Original Gravity:

1.082

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

9.1%

IBU (tinseth):

30.9

SRM (daniels):

20.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

10.50

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.50 kg	Joe White - Pilsner / Export Pilsner3.5 kg Pilsner / Export Pilsner	$ 3.00 / kg $ 10.50	36.8	2	52%
900 g	Torrified Wheat900 g Torrified Wheat		36	2	13.4%
500 g	Simpsons - Aromatic Malt500 g Aromatic Malt		33	23.04	7.4%
500 g	Weyermann - Special W500 g Special W		33.6	115	7.4%
425 g	Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90425 g Belgian Candi Syrup - D-90 - (late boil kettle addition)		32	90	6.3%
500 g	Gladfield - Biscuit Malt500 g Biscuit Malt		35	30.46	7.4%
400 g	GB - Invert Sugar #2400 g Invert Sugar #2 - (late boil kettle addition)		36	25	5.9%
6,725 g / $ 10.50

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 g	Magnum1 g Magnum Hops	Pellet	13.4	First Wort at 70 °C	120 min	2.16	4.5%
11.30 g	Super pride11.3 g Super pride Hops	Pellet	14.5	First Wort	120 min	26.37	50.7%
3 g	Saaz3 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	2.7	Boil	20 min	0.66	13.5%
7 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh7 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3	Boil	20 min	1.71	31.4%
22.30 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 g	Magnum (Pellet) 1 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	2.16	4.5%
11.30 g	Super pride (Pellet) 11.3 g Super pride (Pellet) Hops	26.37	50.7%
3 g	Saaz (Pellet) 3 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops	0.66	13.5%
7 g	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet) 7 g Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet) Hops	1.71	31.4%
22.30 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
21 L	Underlet 121L @ 65 to 27.5 L mark	Strike	62 °C	65 °C	60 min
	raise to 72	Temperature	65 °C	72 °C	30 min
	Raise to 79	Temperature	72 °C	79 °C	15 min
19 L	25 L at 79 pH 4.4	Sparge	79 °C	79 °C	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.661 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Yeast Nutrient		Other	Boil	10 min.
2.50 g	Whirlfloc		Fining	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

White Labs - Monastary Ale Yeast WLP500

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	18 - 22 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	26 °C	Pitch Rate:	1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 482 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 132.3 g Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.3 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

Invert 250 g raw sugar boil for 60 mins to darken at 116C

make 3Lstarter, pitch 2.4L keep .6L

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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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