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THE PALE ALE

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 3rd 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row10 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 96.4%
6 oz Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)6 oz Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 3.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
26 g Artisan - Liberty26 g Liberty Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 20.81 39.4%
40 g Citra40 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Whirlpool at 165 °F 15 min 60.6%
66 g / $ 0.00
 
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:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 20.14 psi       Temp: 48 °F       CO2 Level: 2.8 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
8 gal Temperature 90 °F 130 °F 10 min
Temperature 130 °F 148 °F 30 min
Temperature 148 °F 160 °F 40 min
Temperature 160 °F 168 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.46 g | 37.8 qt) 9.55 38.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.29 g | 41.1 qt) 10.38 41.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.3 -5.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.91 g | 31.6 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.05 -0.2  
Top off amount 0.05 0.2  
Volume into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.55 38.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

8 gal r/o water
Ca 145 ppm
SO4 253 ppm
Cl 103 ppm

9g Calcium Chloride
6g Epsom salt
8g Gypsum

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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-04 00:36 UTC