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Golden Ale

203 calories 20.1 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: British Golden Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26.62 liters
Post Boil Size: 23.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
No Chill: 30 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 203 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday October 11th 2025
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British Golden Ale

by Tom Dennis

OG: 1.042 FG: 1.010 ABV: 4.2% IBU: 34

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1.010
4.4%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.30 kg Joe White - Pilsner / Export Pilsner4.3 kg Pilsner / Export Pilsner $ 1.80 / kg
$ 7.74 		36.8 3.84 98.9%
0.05 kg Joe White - Dark Crystal Malt0.05 kg Dark Crystal Malt 34.5 225.33 1.1%
4.35 kg / $ 7.74
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 g Pride of Ringwood5 g Pride of Ringwood Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil 45 min 7.01 6.7%
20 g Azacca20 g Azacca Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 1.80 		Pellet 11.2 Boil 5 min 23.72 26.7%
50 g Azacca50 g Azacca Hops $ 0.09 / g
$ 4.50 		Pellet 11.2 Dry Hop 2 days 66.7%
75 g / $ 6.30
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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 L Strike 73.6 °C 66 °C 45 min
14.2 L Batch Sparge 65 °C 65 °C --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 33.1 L) 31.9
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 35.9 L) 34.7
Grain absorption losses -4.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.8 L) 26.6
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 22 L) 23.5
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 23.5 L) 22
Total: 31.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Clean malt and fermentation profile. Would try 10% vienna or munich next time. Hops combo worked surprisingly well.
Not sure if the dark crystal did much except alter colour. Only used it because it was there.

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