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Blondie

161 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.98 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
No Chill: 3 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 10th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row10 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 93%
0.25 lb Briess - American Honey Malt0.25 lb American Honey Malt 37.7 25 2.3%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 4.7%
10.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.15 oz Magnum0.15 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 13.2 Boil 60 min 7.93 7%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 10 min 9.89 46.5%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 0 min 2.76 46.5%
2.15 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3.40 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.20 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.80 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.48 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Ascorbic Acid Other Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 172 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 12.27 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
DI Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
59 13 26 104 107 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Strike 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
1 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.7 18.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.56 22.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.47 g | 13.9 qt) 2.87 11.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 5.98 23.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.4 21.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.4 g | 21.6 qt) 5 20  
Total: 7.57 30.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Single crush 114mils
Pre boil gravity 1.045 (66% efficiency)
Pre boil pH 5.4
Added 1ml Lactic to drop pH to 5.3
Oxygenate 30 seconds
Pressure ferment 5-7 psi
OG tilt 1.048 (64% efficiency)

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