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Golden Delight (AHA)

156 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Golden Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: American Homebrewers Association
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/golden-delight/
Created: Tuesday March 18th 2025
1.047
1.014
4.4%
43.3
6.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb GB - Golden Promise Pale Malt5.5 lb GB - Golden Promise Pale Malt 35.9 3 52.1%
2.80 lb DE - Light Munich Malt2.8 lb DE - Light Munich Malt 35 6 26.5%
1 lb US - Flaked Corn1 lb US - Flaked Corn 36.8 1 9.5%
8 oz US - White Wheat Malt8 oz US - White Wheat Malt 39.1 2 4.7%
4 oz US - Dextrin Malt4 oz US - Dextrin Malt 34.5 2 2.4%
4 oz DE - Carahell Malt4 oz DE - Carahell Malt 35.4 10 2.4%
4 oz BE - Biscuit Malt4 oz BE - Biscuit Malt 32.2 24 2.4%
168.80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.55 oz Mosaic0.55 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 11.7 First Wort 60 min 26.69 15.5%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 11.7 Boil 5 min 8.79 28.2%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 11.7 Whirlpool 0 min 7.82 28.2%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 11.7 Dry Hop 0 days 28.2%
3.55 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66.2 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Mash Step Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.62 18.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.46 21.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.32 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.15 g | 16.6 qt) 3.85 15.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.2 g | 28.8 qt) 6.9 27.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.64 22.6  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5.6 22.4  
Total: 8.47 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes


Tom Thorpe of Parker, CO, and member of Rock Hoppers Brew Club won a gold medal in Category #8: English Pale Ale during the 2016 National Homebrew Competition Final Round in Baltimore, MD.
Thorpe’s British golden ale was chosen as the best among 216 entries in the category.

Directions:
Mash at 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes. Batch sparge at 170°F (77°C).
Ferment for 14 days at 66°F (19°C). Carbonate to 2.6 volumes of CO2.



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