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Gold Digger Blonde 2.0

160 calories 14.3 g 14 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 27.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 28.36 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 86%
Calories: 160 calories (Per 14oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 14oz)
Created: Wednesday September 3rd 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
43 lb Castle Malting - Chateau Pale Ale Malt43 lb Chateau Pale Ale Malt Q 5.94 / lb
Q 255.42 		36.8 4 95.6%
2 lb Bestmalz - BEST Vienna2 lb BEST Vienna Q 6.20 / lb
Q 12.40 		37 3.8 4.4%
45 lbs / Q 267.82
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Warrior1 oz Warrior Hops Q 17.80 / oz
Q 17.80 		Pellet 13.1 Boil 60 min 8 12.5%
2 oz Artisan - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Q 6.60 / oz
Q 13.20 		Pellet 5.6 Boil 30 min 5.26 25%
2 oz Artisan - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Q 6.60 / oz
Q 13.20 		Pellet 5.6 Boil 10 min 2.48 25%
3 oz Artisan - Cascade3 oz Cascade Hops Q 6.60 / oz
Q 19.80 		Pellet 5.6 Whirlpool 15 min 2.29 37.5%
8 oz / Q 64.00
 
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.
21.25 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15.43 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
5 Each
Cost:
Q 40.00 / each
Q 200.00
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 443 B cells required
Q 200.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.13 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
18.8 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: 29.3 gal (117.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 17.3 gal (69.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 20.48 gal (81.9 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.4 gal (33.6 qt) and adding 8.48 gal (33.9 qt) sparge/top-off. 16.88 67.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 16.88 67.5  
Mash volume with grains 20.48 81.9  
Grain absorption losses -5.63 -22.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.3 g | 73.2 qt) 18.8 75.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.3 g | 117.2 qt) 29.8 119.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 27.61 g | 110.5 qt) 28.36 113.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 28.25 g | 113 qt) 27.5 110  
Total: 35.68 142.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Gold Digger Blonde 2.0" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Brewman Martin. All Grain, ABV 5.33%, IBU 18.02, SRM 5.41, Fermentables: ( Chateau Pale Ale Malt, BEST Vienna) Hops: (Warrior, Cascade) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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