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Blonde Grapefruit

130 calories 11.4 g 355 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.46 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 91%
Calories: 130 calories (Per 355ml)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 355ml)
Created: Friday September 19th 2025
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17.63
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb CA - Parkland Pale7 lb Parkland Pale $ 1.10 / lb
$ 7.70 		38.2 2.2 77.8%
2 lb CA - Kananaskis2 lb Kananaskis $ 1.30 / lb
$ 2.60 		37.7 10 22.2%
9 lbs / $ 10.30
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 g Centennial12 g Centennial Hops $ 0.07 / g
$ 0.84 		Pellet 10.5 Boil 60 min 16.14 44.4%
10 g Cascade10 g Cascade Hops $ 0.07 / g
$ 0.70 		Pellet 4.4 Boil 20 min 3.41 37%
5 g Citra5 g Citra Hops Pellet 14.1 Boil 5 min 1.8 18.5%
27 g / $ 1.54
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.79 / each
$ 5.79
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required
$ 5.79 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Home
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
23 qt Infusion 151 °F 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.68 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.68 qt/lb 3.78 15.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.5 18  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.63 g | 18.5 qt) 4.06 16.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.1 qt) 6.46 25.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.84 31.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Blonde Grapefruit" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Bob's brewing. All Grain, ABV 4.28%, IBU 21.36, SRM 5.35, Fermentables: (Parkland Pale, Kananaskis) Hops: (Centennial, Cascade, Citra) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-09-20 16:02 UTC