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Lemon drop Blonde ale

129 calories 10.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 129 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 2nd 2026
1.040
1.006
4.5%
20.5
2.8
n/a
22.43
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb CA - pale Ale5.5 lb pale Ale $ 2.40 / kg
$ 5.99 		33 2.2 84.6%
0.50 lb CA - Vienna0.5 lb Vienna $ 2.40 / kg
$ 0.54 		32 3 7.7%
0.50 lb Cane Sugar0.5 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 7.7%
6.50 lbs / $ 6.53
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Mt hood0.5 oz Mt hood Hops $ 1.38 / oz
$ 0.69 		Pellet 5.2 Boil 60 min 10.37 16.7%
1 oz Lemondrop1 oz Lemondrop Hops $ 3.38 / oz
$ 3.38 		Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 10.12 33.3%
1.50 oz Lemondrop1.5 oz Lemondrop Hops $ 3.38 / oz
$ 5.06 		Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 50%
3 oz / $ 9.13
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 6.77 / each
$ 6.77
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required
$ 6.77 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
5.5/8 distilled
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion 150 °F 150 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.55 g | 26.2 qt) 5.48 21.9  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.52 2.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6 24  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.04 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 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: 5.48 21.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Lemon drop Blonde ale" American Light Lager beer recipe by rbowlbs. Extract, ABV 4.47%, IBU 20.49, SRM 2.78, Fermentables: (pale Ale, Vienna, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Mt hood, Lemondrop)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-03 16:24 UTC