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Leffe Brune Clone bexpress

Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 25.8 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 191 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 19.4 g (Per 330ml)

Created: Thursday May 17th 2018

Original Gravity:

1.062

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

6.2%

IBU (tinseth):

33.8

SRM (morey):

19.8

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.70 kg	Belgian - Pilsner3.7 kg Pilsner	37	1.6	66.2%
1.25 kg	German - CaraRed1.25 kg CaraRed	34	20	22.4%
0.13 kg	Belgian - Special B0.13 kg Special B	34	115	2.3%
0.13 kg	Simpsons - Brown Malt0.13 kg Brown Malt	32	187.93	2.3%
0.10 kg	House of Malt - Munich Malt0.1 kg Munich Malt	37	7	1.8%
0.08 kg	German - Carafa III0.08 kg Carafa III	32	535	1.4%
0.20 kg	Invert Sugar Syrup0.2 kg Invert Sugar Syrup - (late boil kettle addition)	36	1	3.6%
5.59 kg / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
60 g	East Kent Goldings60 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	4	Boil	60 min	27.05	71.4%
14 g	Saaz14 g Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Whirlpool	20 min	1.11	16.7%
10 g	Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	5.63	11.9%
84 g / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
60 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 60 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	27.05	71.4%
14 g	Saaz (Pellet) 14 g Saaz (Pellet) Hops	1.11	16.7%
10 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 10 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	5.63	11.9%
84 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
12 L	Strike 147.2f to hit 147.2f	Infusion	--	64 °C	45 min
2.8 L	Boiling to hit 158f	Infusion	--	70 °C	20 min
5.2 L	Boiling to hit 168f	Infusion	--	77 °C	2 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.1 L/kg

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
5.50 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.30 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 ml	Hydrochloric acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	sodium metabisulfate	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	brewtan B	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Wyeast - Belgian Ardennes 3522

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	74%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	18 - 29 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	24 °C	Pitch Rate:	1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 335 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 3 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Cardinia WTP

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
40	0	0	50	0	32
Water filtered and boiled first 5.5g CaCl2 and 3.3g CaSO4 added to mash water 1.5ml HCL added to mash to lower ph
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Notes

Invert sugar added after high krausen day 2 ish OG target 1059
This beer tastes even better after 7-8 months in bottle
Got a 40/50 in 2018 vicbrew

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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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