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Brew Session: Vrolijk Kerstfeest Ale
CheeseNips
12/10/2018 12:00:00 AM
- Water Infusion
- Mash/Boil
- Fermentation
- Conditioning
- Tasting Notes
Using a couple of yeast starters to build up my pitch. I need 500 billion cells for this one.I ran out of CaCl after putting together the mash addition, so in the sparge I used more gypsum and then added salt to get my Ca and Cl numbers right. The mash tun is very full, about 0.5 inches from the top so this is definitely maxed out.Mash pH was a little high, 5.45 vs 5.4, but that's okay as the sparge pH was a little low, 5.3 vs 5.5. It all evens out. Initial conversion test failed so I ...
Recipe Facts
Vrolijk Kerstfeest Ale
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- 6.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
- 8.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
- 120 min Boil Time
- 1.109 OG
- 1.016 FG
- 21.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
- 0.19 BG:GU
- 25.7° SRM Color
- 81% Efficiency
- 12.0% ABV Alcohol
- 385 per 12oz Calories