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Middle Child American Blonde Ale (18A)

162 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Jonathan Jones
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 26th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb US - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 48.8%
4 lb Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT4 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT 38.1 3.5 39%
0.50 lb Gladfield - Harraways Flaked Wheat0.5 lb Harraways Flaked Wheat 35.4 1.6 4.9%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 4.9%
4 oz American - Vienna4 oz Vienna 35 4 2.4%
10.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 14.98 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5.0 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.5 gal Steeping 155 °F 153 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.57 g | 34.3 qt) 8.03 32.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.39 g | 37.6 qt) 8.85 35.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.03 32.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

After 10-14 days of fermentation, cold-crash at 34F for 5-7 days.

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