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Belgian Specialty Ale – All Grain GONE

Batch #:

16-2010

Batch Size:

10 gallons

Boil Time:

90 min

Conditioning:

Keg

Brew Date:

June 26, 2010

Statistics

Target OG:

1.074 18° P

OG:

1.078 18.9° P

Target FG:

1.010 2.6° P

FG:

1.009 2.3° P

Real Extract:

5.3° P

Attenuation:

87.8% Apparent – 72% Real

Color:

4 SRM

IBU:

58.2 Rager

BU/GU:

0.75

ABV:

9.2%

ABW:

7.2%

Calories:

252 12 oz

General Info

In salute to La Chouffe's Houblon Chouffe.

Combo double session brewed with Aaron Bush from RHBC. Two batches of the same recipe with two different yeasts.

Malts and Grains

Amount	Malt/Grain	% of Grist
12.00 pounds	German Pilsen Malt (2-Row)	50%
12.00 pounds	American Pale Malt (2-Row)	50%
24.00 pounds	Total Grain Weight	100%

Adjuncts

Amount	Adjunct
4.50 pounds	Sucrose (Table Sugar)

Non-Fermentables

Amount	Non-Fermentable	Time
15 grams	Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate)	60 minutes

Hops

Amount	Hop	Time	Form	AA
2.00 ounces	Centennial	60 min	Leaf	11.5%
1.00 ounces	Centennial	20 min	Leaf	11.5%
2.50 ounces	Saaz	7 min	Leaf	5.5%
1.50 ounces	Amarillo	0 min	Leaf	8.2%
7.00 ounces	Total Hop Weight

Yeasts

Name	Lab/Manufacturer	Product ID	Amount
Belgian Ardennes	Wyeast	3522	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, Medium 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	60 min.	154°F	Add 100% of mash water at 166° F / 74° 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 at 154° F.

Optionally, add minerals, salts to harden the brewing water (a Beer Advocate article mentions "Burtonizing" the water).

Fermentation and Aging

Primary:

14 days @ 75° F

Lager:

21 days @ 32° F

Friar Confounded (Ardennes)

Date Brewed:
Brewer/Assistant:

Brew Day Data

	Target	Actual	Notes
Strike Water Amount:	8
Strike Water Temperature:
Mash Temperature(s):
Mash Time:
Sparge Water Amount:	8.1
Sparge Water Temperature:
Pre-Boil Gravity:
Pre-Boil Amount:	11
Post-Boil Amount:	10
Boil Time:	90
OG:	1.078 / 18.9° P
Mash PH:
Boil PH:

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Log: Friar Confounded (Ardennes)

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, Medium Bodied Beer, No Mash Out

Mash Steps

Water Profile Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Procedure

Fermentation and Aging

Friar Confounded (Ardennes)

Brew Day Data

Scale Recipe

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