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Madras Dirty Blonde

179 calories 18.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.67 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.07 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 6th 2021
1.054
1.014
5.3%
38.5
8.8
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Mecca Grade - Lamonta (American Pale)4 lb Lamonta (American Pale) 37 3 74.4%
0.50 lb Mecca Grade - Metolius [Munich Style]0.5 lb Metolius [Munich Style] 35 8.7 9.3%
0.50 lb Mecca Grade - Opal 440.5 lb Opal 44 36 45 9.3%
2 oz Briess - Carapils Malt2 oz Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 2.3%
4 oz Briess - DME Golden Light4 oz DME Golden Light 44.6 4 4.7%
5.37 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.45 oz Centennial (10 AA)0.45 oz Centennial (10 AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 12 Boil 60 min 30.9 34.6%
0.40 oz Willamette0.4 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 15 min 6.87 30.8%
0.45 oz East Kent Goldings0.45 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 1 min 0.68 34.6%
1.30 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 oz Irish Moss Fining Mash 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 76 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 2.3 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2 gal Strike 169 °F 154 °F 60 min
1.5 gal Batch Sparge 170 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 2.05 8.2  
Mash volume with grains 2.46 9.8  
Grain absorption losses -0.64 -2.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.37 g | 13.5 qt) 2.49 10  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.55 g | 18.2 qt) 3.67 14.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 3 g | 12 qt) 3.07 12.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 3.07 g | 12.3 qt) 3 12  
Total: 4.54 18.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

mecca grade malts

Spec grains profile mid way between blonde ale and amber

whole leaf hops from shop in GP

target 5-5.5% ABV

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