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Smash Blonde

173 calories 14.9 g 14 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.23 gallons
Post Boil Size: 25.83 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 86%
Calories: 173 calories (Per 14oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 14oz)
Created: Monday July 14th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
42 lb Castle Malting - Chateau Pale Ale Malt42 lb Chateau Pale Ale Malt Q 5.94 / lb
Q 249.48 		36.8 4 100%
42 lbs / Q 249.48
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Sequoia / HS-12282 oz Sequoia / HS-1228 Hops Q 16.90 / oz
Q 33.80 		Pellet 10.5 Boil 60 min 13.75 33.3%
2 oz Sequoia / HS-12282 oz Sequoia / HS-1228 Hops Q 16.90 / oz
Q 33.80 		Pellet 10.5 Boil 10 min 4.98 33.3%
2 oz Sequoia / HS-12282 oz Sequoia / HS-1228 Hops Q 16.90 / oz
Q 33.80 		Pellet 10.5 Whirlpool 15 min 3.15 33.3%
6 oz / Q 101.40
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
11 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
16.06 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
12.85 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
4 Each
Cost:
Q 40.00 / each
Q 160.00
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 434 B cells required
Q 160.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
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
16.38 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
16.73 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 26.73 gal (106.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 14.73 gal (58.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 19.11 gal (76.44 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.64 gal (34.56 qt) and adding 7.11 gal (28.44 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.75 63  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 15.75 63  
Mash volume with grains 19.11 76.4  
Grain absorption losses -5.25 -21  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.48 g | 65.9 qt) 16.98 67.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.73 g | 106.9 qt) 27.23 108.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 25.08 g | 100.3 qt) 25.83 103.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 25.76 g | 103 qt) 25 100  
Total: 32.73 130.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Smash Blonde" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Brewman Martin. All Grain, ABV 5.67%, IBU 21.88, SRM 5.51, Fermentables: ( Chateau Pale Ale Malt) Hops: (Sequoia / HS-1228) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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