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Dry Belgian blonde

213 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Fred
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 8th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Belgian - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 40%
5 lb Deer Creek - Keystone Pale5 lb Keystone Pale 37.7 2.9 40%
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt0.5 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 4%
0.50 lb American - Wheat0.5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 4%
1.50 lb Cane Sugar1.5 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 12%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 14.71 50%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 2.93 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
- Duvel
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 116 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: -2.5 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 0 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
55 gal Strike 153 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 20 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 55.88 gal (223.52 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 11.12 gal (44.48 qt) and adding 43.88 gal (175.52 qt) sparge/top-off. 55 220  
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (20 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (9.63 g). Reduce mash thickness to 3.49 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 53.38 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 20 qt/lb 55 220  
Mash volume with grains 55.88 223.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.96 g | 27.9 qt) 8 32  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.11 0.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.63 38.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Dry Belgian blonde" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Fred. All Grain, ABV 6.87%, IBU 17.64, SRM 5.14, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Keystone Pale, Aromatic Malt, Wheat, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-03-08 20:47 UTC