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Summer Blonde

210 calories 18.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (steeping grains only)
Source: Richard Rizzo
Calories: 210 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 30th 2026
1.064
1.012
6.7%
60.0
4.7
n/a
39.94
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Briess - LME Pilsen Light6 lb LME Pilsen Light 35 2.5 64%
2 lb Muntons - Wheat Spraymalt (DME)2 lb Wheat Spraymalt (DME) 44 4 21.3%
1 lb US - Corn Sugar1 lb Corn Sugar $ 29.99 / lb
$ 29.99 		42 0 10.7%
9 lbs / $ 29.99
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.25 lb German - Carapils0.25 lb Carapils 35 1.3 2.7%
0.13 lb American - Special Roast0.125 lb Special Roast 33 50 1.3%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Palisade1 oz Palisade Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil 20 min 9.67 33.3%
1 oz Palisade1 oz Palisade Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil 13 min 7.12 33.3%
1 oz El Dorado1 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 13.8 Boil 60 min 43.22 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 0 min.
13 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 0 min.
1 each misc $ 9.95 / each
$ 9.95 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
$ 9.95
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 114 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Base Tap Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.42 g | 25.7 qt) 5.31 21.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.42 g | 25.7 qt) 5.34 21.4  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.05 -0.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.74 3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.75 23  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 5.31 21.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Blonde" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Richard Rizzo. Extract, ABV 6.73%, IBU 60.02, SRM 4.73, Fermentables: (LME Pilsen Light, Wheat Spraymalt (DME), Corn Sugar) Steeping Grains: (Carapils, Special Roast) Hops: (Palisade, El Dorado) Other: (Whirlfloc, Yeast Nutrient, misc)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-30 15:59 UTC