Dave’s Belgian Ale

 

Dates
Date Brewed: 27 Jul 2008 Date Racked: 27 Jul 2008
Date Packaged: 27 Jul 2008 Date Ready: 27 Jul 2008

 

Selected Style and BJCP Guidelines   

18E-Belgian Strong Ale-Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Minimum OG: 1.075 SG Maximum OG: 1.110 SG
Minimum FG: 1.010 SG Maximum FG: 1.024 SG
Minimum IBU: 20 IBU Maximum IBU: 35 IBU
Minimum Color: 30.6 EBC Maximum Color: 51.8 EBC

 

Recipe Overview

Target Wort Volume Before Boil: 10.00 l Actual Wort Volume Before Boil: 10.00 l
Target Wort Volume After Boil: 8.00 l Actual Wort Volume After Boil: 7.00 l
Target Volume Transferred: 8.00 l Actual Volume Transferred: 7.00 l
Target Volume At Pitching: 21.00 l Actual Volume At Pitching: 21.00 l
Target Volume Of Finished Beer: 19.00 l Actual Volume Of Finished Beer: 19.00 l
Target Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.028 SG Actual Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.030 SG
Target OG: 1.079 SG Actual OG: 1.072 SG
Target FG: 1.010 SG Actual FG: 1.013 SG
Target Apparent Attenuation:: 86.2 % Actual Apparent Attenuation: 81.0 %
Target ABV: 9.2 % Actual ABV: 7.9 %
Target ABW: 7.2 % Actual ABW: 6.2 %
Target IBU (using Tinseth): 23.9 IBU Actual IBU: 26.9 IBU
Target Color (using Morey): 40.0 EBC Actual Color: 40.0 EBC
Target Mash Efficiency: 75.0 % Actual Mash Efficiency: 40.2 %
Target Fermentation Temp: 18 degC Actual Fermentation Temp: 18 degC

 

Fermentables

Ingredient Amount % MCU When
German Melanoidin Malt 1.000 kg 18.2 % 10.3 In Mash/Steeped
Belgian CaraPilsner Malt 0.300 kg 5.5 % 1.2 In Mash/Steeped
Extract - Light Liquid Malt Extract 3.000 kg 54.5 % 4.1 Start Of Boil
Sugar - Corn Sugar/Dextrose (Dry) 0.700 kg 12.7 % 0.0 Start Of Boil
Sugar - Candi Sugar Amber 0.500 kg 9.1 % 14.9 Start Of Boil

 

Hops

Variety Alpha Amount IBU Form When
Slovenian Styrian Goldings 4.5 % 70 g 16.0 Loose Pellet Hops First Wort Hopped
Slovenian Styrian Goldings 4.5 % 40 g 4.2 Loose Pellet Hops 15 Min From End
Czech Saaz 3.0 % 40 g 2.8 Loose Pellet Hops 15 Min From End
Czech Saaz 3.0 % 30 g 0.9 Loose Pellet Hops 5 Min From End

 

Other Ingredients

Ingredient Amount When
Irish Moss 15 g In Boil

 

Yeast

DCL T-58-SafBrew

Mash Schedule

Mash Type: Extract with Steeped Grains
Schedule Name: No Chosen Schedule