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Goldilocks Zone

170 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mason Rackley
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 10th 2021
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1.052
1.010
5.5%
16.5
4.1
5.5
32.82
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise5 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise $ 0.12 / oz
$ 9.60 		37 2.4 41.7%
5 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner5 lb Premium Pilsner $ 0.11 / oz
$ 8.80 		36.8 1.75 41.7%
1 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt1 lb Vienna Malt $ 0.12 / oz
$ 1.92 		37 3.5 8.3%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls $ 2.50 / lb
$ 2.50 		0 0 8.3%
12 lbs / $ 22.82
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Huell Melon0.5 oz Huell Melon Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 1.00 		Leaf/Whole 7.2 Boil 60 min 11.58 20%
1 oz Huell Melon1 oz Huell Melon Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 2.00 		Leaf/Whole 7.2 Whirlpool at 165 °F 10 min 40%
1 oz Huell Melon1 oz Huell Melon Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 2.00 		Leaf/Whole 7.2 Whirlpool 10 min 4.9 40%
2.50 oz / $ 5.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.20 / each
$ 0.20 		Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Gelatin Fining Kegging 0 min.
3 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 0.20
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.80 / each
$ 4.80
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
$ 4.80 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.25 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 60 min
2.84 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 6 24  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.89 g | 27.5 qt) 6.96 27.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.52 g | 14.1 qt) 1.75 7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.77 g | 31.1 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Top off amount 0.08 0.3  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.75 31
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Goldilocks Zone" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Mason Rackley. All Grain, ABV 5.51%, IBU 16.48, SRM 4.13, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise, Premium Pilsner, Vienna Malt, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Huell Melon) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Salt, Whirlfloc, Gelatin, Lactic acid)
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