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Bill's Big Belgian

341 calories 35.2 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.119 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.239 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 341 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 35.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 5th 2020
1.102
1.026
10.1%
29.8
31.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter10 lb Finest Maris Otter 38 3 75.5%
1 lb Bestmalz - BEST Special X1 lb BEST Special X 34.5 132.5 7.5%
1 lb Simpsons - Crystal Medium1 lb Crystal Medium 33 65.01 7.5%
2 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt2 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 0.9%
454 g Tate and Lyle - Golden Syrup454 g Golden Syrup 40 1 7.6%
2 oz Weyermann - Acidulated2 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 0.9%
13.25 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Willamette2.5 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 60 min 29.8 100%
2.50 oz / 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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"Bill's Big Belgian" Belgian Dark Strong Ale beer recipe by EWLosey. All Grain, ABV 10.06%, IBU 29.8, SRM 31.43, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, BEST Special X, Crystal Medium, Midnight Wheat Malt, Golden Syrup, Acidulated) Hops: (Willamette)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-05-05 20:00 UTC
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