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First Bale Blond Ale

162 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.86 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.090 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Paul
No Chill: 45 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 89.8399%
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 8th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) $ 5.00 / lb
$ 10.00 		33 1.8 11%
12 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise12 lb Golden Promise $ 3.00 / lb
$ 36.00 		37 3 65.9%
3.20 lb American - Vienna3.2 lb Vienna $ 3.00 / lb
$ 9.60 		35 4 17.6%
1 lb Munich1 lb Munich 37 6 5.5%
18.20 lbs / $ 55.60
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)4 oz Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops $ 1.99 / oz
$ 7.96 		Pellet 3.1 Boil 50 min 25.89 100%
4 oz / $ 7.96
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Fining Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Other Boil 10 min.
15 g Gypsum $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Canning Salt $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7.21 ml Lactic acid $ 0.00 / ml
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 15.98 / each
$ 15.98
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 345 B cells required
$ 15.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 6 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.82 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
14.8 gal Sparge 172 °F 172 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.83 27.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.78 g | 15.1 qt) 8.28 33.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.28 -9.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.85 g | 11.4 qt) 9.56 38.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 13.86 55.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Top off amount 4.5 18  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 16.39 65.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"First Bale Blond Ale" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Paul. All Grain, ABV 4.82%, IBU 25.89, SRM 5.01, Fermentables: (Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Golden Promise, Vienna, Munich) Hops: (Hallertau (Mittelfruh)) Other: (Whirlfloc, Yeast Nutrient, Gypsum, Canning Salt, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid)
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