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Espresso blonde

172 calories 18.5 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: 6.88 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.87 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 4th 2025
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1.014
5.0%
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Weyermann - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner9 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 36.3 1.9 72%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 16%
1.50 lb Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt1.5 lb BEST Chit Malt 23 1.4 12%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Mash 60 min 3.62 32.3%
3 g Citra3 g Citra Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 60 min 4.88 1.7%
4 g Citra4 g Citra Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 15 min 3.23 2.3%
28 g Yakima Valley Hops - Idaho 728 g Idaho 7 Hops Pellet 12.3 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 5.79 15.9%
28 g Citra28 g Citra Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool at 180 °F 20 min 6.83 15.9%
28 g Citra28 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 0 days 15.9%
28 g Yakima Chief Hops - Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)28 g Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 25 Dry Hop 0 days 15.9%
175.70 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 oz Coffee Beans Flavor Primary 1 days
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Verdant IPA
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.69 18.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.61 22.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.08 -0.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.28 g | 17.1 qt) 4.08 16.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.88 27.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.01 -0  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.57 g | 22.3 qt) 5.87 23.5  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.07 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.8 g | 23.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.77 35.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Espresso blonde" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Goalieman36. All Grain, ABV 4.99%, IBU 24.36, SRM 4.05, Fermentables: (Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner, Flaked Oats, BEST Chit Malt) Hops: (Saaz, Citra, Idaho 7, Citra LupuLN2 (Cryo)) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid, Ascorbic Acid, Coffee Beans)
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