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Blonde

114 calories 10.6 g 12 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: German Leichtbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 1000 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1010.55 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Chelo
Calories: 114 calories (Per 12L)
Carbs: 10.6 g (Per 12L)
Created: Sunday April 17th 2022
1.035
1.007
3.7%
15.6
2.6
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
150 kg American - Pilsner150 kg Pilsner 37 1.8 100%
150 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
400 g Hopsteiner - Nugget400 g Nugget Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 90 min 15.62 100%
400 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20.34 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
14.73 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
35 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 6586 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
59.2 13.6 69 131 106.6 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
450 L Strike 75 °C 68 °C 60 min
600 L Sparge 80 °C 75 °C 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 14 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1010.55 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 965.15 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 646.5 L 547.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 547.5
Mash volume with grains 646.5
Grain absorption losses -150
Remaining sparge water volume 614
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume 1010.6
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2
Post boil Volume 1000
Going into fermentor 1000
Total: 1161.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Blonde" German Leichtbier beer recipe by Chelo. All Grain, ABV 3.65%, IBU 15.62, SRM 2.61, Fermentables: (Pilsner) Hops: (Nugget) Other: (Epsom Salt, Phosphoric acid, Gypsum)
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