Strawberry Blonde Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Source: Jody Hughes
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday March 13th 2023

Garage

by Bold Brews

OG: 1.055 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.7% IBU: 19

blonde

by aCq12dS

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.009 ABV: 5.3% IBU: 27

Original Gravity:

1.053

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (alternate):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

23.2

SRM (morey):

4.0

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

23.12

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.50 lb	Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row8.5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row	$ 1.03 / lb $ 8.76	37	1.8	58.6%
0.50 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose0.5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 2.60 / lb $ 1.30	42	0.5	3.4%
0.25 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L	$ 2.49 / lb $ 0.62	35	10	1.7%
0.25 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L	$ 2.50 / lb $ 0.63	35	20	1.7%
5 lb	Strawberry5 lb Strawberry - (late fermenter addition)		3.15	0	34.5%
14.50 lbs / $ 11.30

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops	$ 1.89 / oz $ 1.89	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	17.77	66.7%
0.50 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops	$ 1.89 / oz $ 0.95	Pellet	5	Boil	20 min	5.38	33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 2.84

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette (Pellet)	$ 1.89 / oz $ 2.83	23.15	100%
1.50 oz / $ 2.83

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2.20 g	Baking Soda	Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
4.20 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
1 each	Campden Tablets / 42 Each	Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
6.70 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
4 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
0.50 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	90 min.
1 tsp	Irish Moss / 2 Ounces	Fining	Boil	15 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient / 0.99 Ounces	Other	Boil	10 min.
2.50 g	Citric acid	Water Agt	Sparge	30 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 4.49 / each $ 8.98
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	59 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 205 B cells required

$ 8.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 12.28 psi Temp: 37 °F CO₂ Level: 2.65 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
10 qt		Strike	167 °F	150 °F	30 min
1.75 qt	regulate mash temp	Infusion	210 °F	153 °F	30 min
1.75 qt	regulate mash temp	Infusion	210 °F	152 °F	30 min
21 qt		Fly Sparge	185 °F	169 °F	25 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 58 °F

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.1 qt/lb	2.48	9.9
Mash volume with grains	3.2	12.8
Grain absorption losses	-1.13	-4.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.67 g \| 26.7 qt)	6.15	24.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.77 g \| 31.1 qt)	7.25	29
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions)	0.04	0.2
Boil off losses	-2.25	-9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.06	-0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g \| 22 qt)	5.75	23
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.75 g \| 23 qt)	5.5	22
Total:	8.63	34.5
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Batch Performance

Efficiency:

Conversion: 88.9%

Pre-Boil: 90% 33 ppg

Ending Kettle: 77% 20.1 ppg

Brew House: 70% 18.5 ppg

Wort Volume:

5.15 Gallons

Expected 5.5 Gallons of fermentable wort.
Adjust your equipment profile and calibrate your equipment to dial this in.
Expected OG: 1.053
Actual OG: 1.052

Alcohol and Attenuation:

ABV: 6.13%

Apparent Attenuation: 88.5%
Actual FG: 1.006
Calories per 12oz 174 calories
Carbohydrates per 12oz 16.4 g

Amount Packaged:

5 Gallons

Great job! You get to enjoy the equivalent of:

12oz bottles: 53
Pints: 40

Latest Brew Log

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	Temp	Updated
3/18/2023 3:45 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Mash Complete	1.074	3.5 Gallons	60 °F	3/18/2023 3:45 PM over 3 years ago
3/18/2023 3:46 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Pre-Boil Gravity	1.041	7.25 Gallons	60 °F	3/18/2023 3:46 PM over 3 years ago
3/18/2023 5:59 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Boil Complete	1.053	5.5 Gallons	60 °F	3/18/2023 5:59 PM over 3 years ago
3/18/2023 7:58 PM over 3 years ago	+0	Brew Day Complete	1.052	5.15 Gallons	63 °F	3/18/2023 7:58 PM over 3 years ago
4/15/2023 2:26 PM over 3 years ago	+28	Fermentation Complete	1.006	5.25 Gallons	47 °F	4/15/2023 2:26 PM over 3 years ago
4/15/2023 2:26 PM over 3 years ago	+28	Packaged	1.006	5 Gallons	47 °F	4/15/2023 2:26 PM over 3 years ago

Notes

My mash tun is a 10 gallon size, and this brew has it about 35-40% full. It does very poorly at this volume, so the 2 mash 'infusion' steps that add about 1/2 gallon of boiling water are really just there to help it regulate a good mash temp over the 90 minutes.
It's really intended to be more of a single step mash @152 but these adjustments are just for my equipment.

Recommend bagging the strawberries to minimize the haziness.

All the salts/soda/acids pertain to my water profile.

When I added the strawberries (and they thawed) the gravity went up by about 3pts. My OG was more like 1.055 and 1.008 FG.

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