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Belgian Specialty Ale – All Grain GONE

Batch #:

31-2009

Batch Size:

10 gallons

Boil Time:

90 min

Conditioning:

Keg

Brew Date:

December 12, 2009

Tap Date:

February 14, 2010

Statistics

Target OG:

1.064 15.7° P

OG:

1.066 16.1° P

Target FG:

1.012 3.1° P

FG:

1.012 3.1° P

Real Extract:

5.5° P

Attenuation:

80.7% Apparent – 65.8% Real

Color:

25.7 SRM

IBU:

25.5 Rager

BU/GU:

0.39

ABV:

7.2%

ABW:

5.6%

Calories:

216 12 oz

General Info

In salute to Unibroue's Chambly Noire.

Malts and Grains

Amount	Malt/Grain	% of Grist
14.00 pounds	German Pilsen Malt (2-Row)	62.9%
6.00 pounds	German Dark Munich Malt	27%
0.50 pounds	German Carafa III De-Husked Malt	2.2%
0.75 pounds	Belgian Special B Malt	3.4%
0.50 pounds	British Chocolate Malt	2.2%
0.50 pounds	British Pale Chocolate	2.2%
22.25 pounds	Total Grain Weight	100%

Adjuncts

Amount	Adjunct
2.00 pounds	Flaked Oats
1.00 pounds	Sucrose (Table Sugar)

Non-Fermentables

Amount	Non-Fermentable	Time
1 oz.	Coriander Seed	10 minutes
0.2 oz.	Star Anise	10 minutes

Hops

Amount	Hop	Time	Type	Use	Form	AA
1.00 ounces	Magnum	60 min	Bittering	Boil	Pellets	12.5%
1.00 ounces	Total Hop Weight

Yeasts

Name	Lab/Manufacturer	Product ID	Amount
Canadian/Belgian	Wyeast	3864	3000 ml

Equipment Profile Converted Keg, 10 Gallon/38 Liter Cooler Mash Tun

Batch Size:

10.00 gallons

Boil Volume:

12.00 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

Notes:

Converted 15.5 gallon/59 liter keg boil kettle for full boil with a 10 gallon/38 liter cooler as a mash/lauter tun.

Mash Profile Single Infusion Mash, Light Bodied Beer, No Mash Out

Ideal Grain Temp:

72°F

Ideal Tun Temp:

72°F

Ideal Sparge Temp:

168°F

Ideal PH:

5.4

Notes:

Mash profile for most well-modified malts.

Mash Steps

#	Name	Type	Time	Temp.	Description
1	Mash In	Infusion	75 min.	150°F	Add 100% of mash water at 162° F / 72° C

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

Single infusion mash at 151°F for 60 minutes. 90 minute boil.

Added sugar at 10 minutes to end of boil.

Fermentation and Aging

Primary:

14 days @ 72° F

Age:

42 days @ 55° F

Noire Comme Nuit

Date Brewed:
Brewer/Assistant:

Brew Day Data

	Target	Actual	Notes
Strike Water Amount:	7.4
Strike Water Temperature:
Mash Temperature(s):
Mash Time:
Sparge Water Amount:	8.3
Sparge Water Temperature:
Pre-Boil Gravity:
Pre-Boil Amount:	11
Post-Boil Amount:	10
Boil Time:	90
OG:	1.066 / 16.1° P
Mash PH:
Boil PH:

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Log: Noire Comme Nuit

Belgian Specialty Ale – All Grain GONE

Statistics

General Info

Malts and Grains

Adjuncts

Non-Fermentables

Hops

Yeasts

Equipment Profile Converted Keg, 10 Gallon/38 Liter Cooler Mash Tun

Mash Profile Single Infusion Mash, Light Bodied Beer, No Mash Out

Mash Steps

Water Profile Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Procedure

Fermentation and Aging

Noire Comme Nuit

Brew Day Data

Scale Recipe

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