Batch42

Brew Type: All Grain Date: 8/29/2008
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale Brewer: David Stobb
Batch Size: 5.25 gal Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 6.78 gal Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 76.00 %

Brewing Steps
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8/29/2008 Clean and prepare equipment.
-- Measure ingredients, crush grains.
-- Prepare 8.20 gal water for brewing
-- Prepare Ingredients for Mash
Amount Item Type
11.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3.0 SRM) Grain
0.50 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain
0.33 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain
2 min Mash Ingredients
Mash In: Add 14.79 qt of water at 172.9 F
90 min - Hold mash at 158.0 F for 90 min
-- Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge with 1.34 gal of 168.0 F water.
-- Batch Sparge Round 2: Sparge with 3.17 gal of 168.0 F water.
-- Add water to achieve boil volume of 6.78 gal
-- Estimated Pre-boil Gravity is: 1.062 SG with all grains/extracts added
Boil for 60 min Boil Ingredients
Boil Amount Item Type
90 min 0.66 oz Cluster [7.70 %] (90 min) Hops
60 min 1.50 lb Candi Sugar, Clear (0.5 SRM) Sugar
15 min 1.00 oz Styrian Goldings [4.00 %] (15 min) Hops
-- Steep Hops
Amount Item Type
0.33 oz Cluster [7.70 %] (2 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops
-- Cool wort to fermentation temperature
-- Add water (as needed) to achieve volume of 5.25 gal
-- Siphon wort to primary fermenter and aerate wort.
-- Add Ingredients to Fermenter
Amount Item Type
1 Pkgs Trappist Ale (White Labs #WLP500) Yeast-Ale
8/29/2008 Measure Original Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.073 SG)
8/29/2008 Measure Batch Volume: ________ (Estimate: 5.25 gal)
4 days Ferment in primary for 4 days at 68.0 F
9/2/2008 Transfer to Secondary Fermenter
7 days Ferment in secondary for 7 days at 68.0 F
9/9/2008 Measure Final Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.017 SG)
-- Bottle beer at 60.0 F with 4.0 oz of corn sugar.
4.0 Weeks Age for 4.0 Weeks at 52.0 F
10/7/2008 Sample and enjoy!

Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0