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Salty Chocolate Chip Dark Belgian Ale

292 calories 29 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 55% (brew house)
Calories: 292 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29 g (Per 12oz)
Created Saturday February 6th 2016
1.088
1.020
8.95%
34.03
19.65
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
18 lb Belgian - Pilsner18 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 80.7%
0.5 lb German - CaraMunich III0.5 lb CaraMunich III 34 57 2.2%
0.4 lb Belgian - Aromatic0.4 lb Aromatic 33 38 1.8%
0.25 lb Belgian - Special B0.25 lb Special B 34 115 1.1%
0.15 lb German - Chocolate Rye0.15 lb Chocolate Rye 31 240 0.7%
1 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D21 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D2 32 160 4.5%
1 lb Turbinado1 lb Turbinado 44 10 4.5%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 4.5%
22.3 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.6 oz Magnum0.6 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 90 min 30.28 44.4%
0.5 oz Hersbrucker0.5 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 3.12 37%
0.25 oz Hersbrucker0.25 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 0.63 18.5%
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Type Use Time
0.75 oz Salt Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Trappist Ale Yeast WLP500
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 550 B cells required
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 10.42 41.7  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.34 25.4  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.08 16.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.54 -10.2  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 7.64 30.5  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.16 0.7  
Adjusted starting boil size 7.8 31.2  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses -0.05 -0.2  
Amount going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.42 41.7
 
Notes

Add 1 lb of cocoa nibs soaked in Vodka into secondary.

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  • Last Updated: 2016-02-07 01:43 UTC