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Belgian Blonde

176 calories 14.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 55 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 65.7 liters
Post Boil Size: 61 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 176 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday March 12th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 kg Gladfield - Pilsner Malt11 kg Pilsner Malt 37.7 1.93 77.7%
1.25 kg Weyermann - Munich Type I1.25 kg Munich Type I 38 6 8.8%
0.50 kg Briess - Victory Malt0.5 kg Victory Malt 34.5 28 3.5%
0.40 kg Rice Hulls0.4 kg Rice Hulls 0 0 2.8%
1 kg Cane Sugar1 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 7.1%
14.15 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
35 g Magnum35 g Magnum Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 60 min 19.51 25.9%
100 g Saaz100 g Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 3.11 74.1%
135 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6.10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.90 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.40 g bioglucanase Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.30 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
3.40 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
5 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
5 g Whirlfloc tablet Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast BE-256
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 275 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse Osmosis
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
39 L Sparge -- 77 °C 20 min
42.4 L Infusion -- 66 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 61.38 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 15.98 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 50.76 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 36.72 L and adding 5.36 L sparge/top-off. 42.1
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 42.1
Mash volume with grains 50.8
Grain absorption losses -13.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 32.7 L) 37.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.6
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 61.4 L) 65.7
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.7
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 55 L) 61
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 61 L) 55
Total: 79.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Blonde" Belgian Blond Ale beer recipe by bainluke@yahoo.com. All Grain, ABV 6.38%, IBU 23.73, SRM 5.38, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, Munich Type I, Victory Malt, Rice Hulls, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Magnum, Saaz) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Phosphoric acid, bioglucanase, Yeast Nutrient, Whirlfloc tablet)
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