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Belgian Golden Strong Ale – All Grain GONE

Batch #:

24-2010

Batch Size:

10 gallons

Boil Time:

90 min

Conditioning:

Keg

Brew Date:

September 26, 2010

Statistics

Target OG:

1.079 19.1° P

OG:

1.072 17.5° P

Reading 1:

1.024 6.1° P at 21 days

Target FG:

1.009 2.3° P

FG:

1.011 2.8° P

Real Extract:

5.5° P

Attenuation:

84% Apparent – 68.6% Real

Color:

4.6 SRM

IBU:

36 Rager

BU/GU:

0.5

ABV:

8.1%

ABW:

6.3%

Calories:

234 12 oz

Comments

The OG reported is without the sugar addition. Added the sugar as fermentation reached its peak.

After three weeks in primary the fermentation is only down to 1.024. Definitely needs to be drier - swirled and added heat and yeast energizer. If it's still not fermenting down, I'll add some US-05 to get things where they should be (October 18, 2010).

No movement in gravity. Added some US-05 to round out fermentation (October 21, 2010).

Malts and Grains

Amount	Malt/Grain	% of Grist
14.00 pounds	Belgian Plisen Malt	50%
14.00 pounds	American Pale Malt (2-Row)	50%
28.00 pounds	Total Grain Weight	100%

Adjuncts

Amount	Adjunct
3.00 pounds	Sucrose (Table Sugar)

Hops

Amount	Hop	Time	Type	Use	Form	AA
1.00 ounces	Magnum	60 min	Bittering	Boil	Pellets	12.5%
2.00 ounces	Golding	30 min	Flavor	Boil	Leaf	5.2%
1.00 ounces	Golding	1 min	Aroma	Aroma	Leaf	5.2%
4.00 ounces	Total Hop Weight

Yeasts

Name	Lab/Manufacturer	Product ID	Amount
Bastogne Belgian Ale	White Labs	WLP510	2000 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 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.

Fermentation and Aging

Primary:

28 days @ 72° F

Age:

48 days @ 60° F

Bastogne Golden Blonde

Date Brewed:
Brewer/Assistant:

Brew Day Data

	Target	Actual	Notes
Strike Water Amount:	9.3
Strike Water Temperature:
Mash Temperature(s):
Mash Time:
Sparge Water Amount:	7.6
Sparge Water Temperature:
Pre-Boil Gravity:
Pre-Boil Amount:	11
Post-Boil Amount:	10
Boil Time:	90
OG:	1.072 / 17.5° P
Mash PH:
Boil PH:

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Log: Bastogne Golden Blonde