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VB Blonde

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 8 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Chris Daily
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 10th 2026
1.048
1.011
4.8%
20.0
5.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb TexMalt - Wildfire Pale Malt12 lb Wildfire Pale Malt 37 4 92%
0.65 lb German - Vienna0.65 lb Vienna 37 4 5%
0.40 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.4 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.1%
13.05 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.30 oz Magnum0.3 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.4 Boil 60 min 10.73 23.1%
0.75 oz Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10.9 Boil 20 min 8.02 57.7%
0.25 oz Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10.9 Boil 5 min 1.28 19.2%
1.30 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 126 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
62 3 15 50 61 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal 131 °F 131 °F 20 min
5 gal 154 °F 154 °F 60 min
5 gal 169 °F 169 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 5.87 23.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.92 27.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.56 g | 22.2 qt) 6.01 24  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.55 g | 38.2 qt) 10 40  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 8 32  
Going into fermentor 8 32  
Total: 11.88 47.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"VB Blonde" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Chris Daily. All Grain, ABV 4.84%, IBU 20.03, SRM 5.34, Fermentables: (Wildfire Pale Malt, Vienna, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Magnum, Centennial)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-18 08:05 UTC