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Belgian Specialty Ale – All Grain GONE

Batch #:

20-2010

Batch Size:

10 gallons

Boil Time:

90 min

Conditioning:

Keg

Brew Date:

August 22, 2010

Tap Date:

October 10, 2010

Cost:

Statistics

Target OG:

1.062 15.2° P

OG:

1.061 15° P

Target FG:

1.010 2.6° P

FG:

1.010 2.6° P

Real Extract:

4.8° P

Attenuation:

82.7% Apparent – 68% Real

Color:

10.4 SRM

IBU:

66.4 Rager

BU/GU:

1.09

ABV:

6.8%

ABW:

5.3%

Calories:

199 12 oz

General Info

Made from the second runnings of Rockyard's Three Story Plunge Tripel. Pre-boil gravity was ~ 1.050. Diluted with two gallons of water to get to 1.040. Will add sugar to primary after fermentation ramps up.

Comments

Pitched at 80 degrees F to stress out the yeast - took a full 48 hours for any sign of fermentation to show in the airlock. That sort of lag time was not intended. Pitched three vials of second-generation WLP575 absconded from the Rockyard. Apparently, it wasn't enough, even for second-generation.

Actual OG was 1.050. The 1.061 is an estimation with the two pounds of sugar added.

Added 2.5 pounds of table sugar to primary - five days in. We'll see if that will dry things out a bit... (August 27, 2010).

Extract

Amount	Extract	% of Grist
3.00 pounds	DME - Light	13.9%
3.00 pounds	Total Extract Weight	13.9% of grist

Malts and Grains

Amount	Malt/Grain	% of Grist
16.90 pounds	American Pilsen Malt	78.2%
0.70 pounds	American Wheat Malt	3.2%
0.50 pounds	Pale Chocolate	2.3%
0.50 pounds	Crystal Malt 40L	2.3%
18.60 pounds	Total Grain Weight	86.1%

Adjuncts

Amount	Adjunct
2.50 pounds	Sucrose (Table Sugar)

Hops

Amount	Hop	Time	Type	Use	Form	AA
2.00 ounces	Centennial	60 min	Bittering	Boil	Leaf	11.5%
1.00 ounces	Centennial	20 min	Flavor	Boil	Leaf	11.5%
1.00 ounces	Amarillo	10 min	Flavor	Boil	Leaf	8.2%
1.00 ounces	Centennial	3 min	Flavor	Boil	Leaf	11.5%
1.00 ounces	Amarillo	3 min	Flavor	Boil	Leaf	8.2%
1.00 ounces	Cascade	0 min	Flavor	Dry Hop	Leaf	5.7%
1.00 ounces	Willamette	0 min	Flavor	Dry Hop	Pellets	4.5%
1.00 ounces	Amarillo	0 min	Flavor	Dry Hop	Leaf	8.2%
9.00 ounces	Total Hop Weight

Yeasts

Name	Lab/Manufacturer	Product ID	Amount
Belgian Style Ale Yeast Blend	White Labs	WLP575	105 ml

Equipment Profile 15 Gallon/57 Liter Brew Pot (15) and 10 Gallon/38 Liter Cooler Mash Tun

Batch Size:

10.00 gallons

Boil Volume:

12.55 gallons

Evaporation Rate:

9.00% per hour

Typical Efficiency:

72%

Hop Utilization:

100%

Mash Tun Volume:

10.00 gallons

Mash Tun Weight:

9.00 pounds

Mash Tun Specific Heat:

0.30 cal/gram per °C

Mash Tun Dead Space:

0.80 gallons

Loss:

1.00 gallons

Mash Profile

Notes:

Water Profile Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Calcium:

31.4 ppm

Bicarbonate:

56.9 ppm

Sulfate:

41.1 ppm

Chloride:

0.9 ppm

Sodium:

27.0 ppm

Magnesium:

3.5 ppm

PH:

5.4

Notes:

Filtered through standard charcoal system.

Procedure

Add table sugar as primary fermentation reaches high krauesen.

Fermentation and Aging

Primary:

14 days @ 72° F

Lager:

21 days @ 32° F

Belgo-Rouge IPA

Date Brewed:
Brewer/Assistant:

Brew Day Data

	Target	Actual	Notes
Strike Water Amount:	6.2
Strike Water Temperature:
Mash Temperature(s):
Mash Time:
Sparge Water Amount:	8.7
Sparge Water Temperature:
Pre-Boil Gravity:
Pre-Boil Amount:	11
Post-Boil Amount:	10
Boil Time:	90
OG:	1.061 / 15° P
Mash PH:
Boil PH:

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Log: Belgo-Rouge IPA