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183 calories 16.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 40 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 56.2 liters
Post Boil Size: 49 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 27th 2025
1.056
1.010
6.1%
24.4
6.1
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 kg Castle Malting - Château Pilsen 2RS4.5 kg Château Pilsen 2RS 37 1.9 42.1%
4.50 kg Castle Malting - Château Pale Ale4.5 kg Château Pale Ale 38 3.4 42.1%
0.40 kg Castle Malting - Château Cara Blond0.4 kg Château Cara Blond 34 8 3.7%
0.40 kg Castle Malting - Château Munich0.4 kg Château Munich 34 12.7 3.7%
0.50 kg Cane Sugar0.5 kg Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 4.7%
0.40 kg Castle Malting - BE - Castle Malting - Cara Belgium0.4 kg BE - Castle Malting - Cara Belgium 34 12 3.7%
10.70 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
46 g East Kent Golding46 g East Kent Golding Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 60 min 16.93 45.1%
20 g Styrian golding20 g Styrian golding Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 5.46 19.6%
36 g Styrian golding36 g Styrian golding Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 5 min 1.96 35.3%
102 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
17 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 193 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Nestle Pure life 2017
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
30.6 L Strike 73 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 23 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 46.21 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.09 L and adding 0.81 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 30.6
Mash volume with grains 37.3
Grain absorption losses -10.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 26.4 L) 36.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 45.9 L) 56.2
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.3
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 40 L) 49
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 49 L) 40
Total: 67.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Candles" Belgian Blond Ale beer recipe by shrob. All Grain, ABV 6.06%, IBU 24.35, SRM 6.05, Fermentables: (Château Pilsen 2RS, Château Pale Ale, Château Cara Blond, Château Munich, Cane Sugar, BE - Castle Malting - Cara Belgium) Hops: (East Kent Golding, Styrian golding)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-12-13 04:15 UTC