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My Neighbor's Sheep's Favorite Ale

188 calories 16.2 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Post Boil Size: 26.3 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Bobby GANEV
Calories: 188 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 16.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Thursday June 4th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 kg Bestmalz - BEST Pilsen3 kg BEST Pilsen 37 1.9 69.8%
500 g Weyermann - Carapils500 g Carapils 34.5 2.1 11.6%
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300 g Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt300 g BEST Chit Malt 23 1.4 7%
4,300 g / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe20 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.6 Mash 60 min 6.53 13.3%
20 g Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe20 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.6 Boil 10 min 11.87 13.3%
15 g Lemondrop15 g Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Boil 5 min 2.16 10%
50 g NZ Hops - Superdelic50 g Superdelic Hops Pellet 10.5 Hop Stand at 70 °C 20 min 33.3%
20 g Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe20 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.6 Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 19 °C Day 2 2.37 13.3%
25 g Yakima Chief Hops - Simcoe25 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.6 Dry Hop at 19 °C Day 8 2.96 16.7%
150 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Protafloc Fining Boil 12 min.
1.50 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 3 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
23 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.52 bar       Temp: 2 °C       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 10 10 120 70 46
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24.08 L Strike 68 °C 65 °C 35 min
-- 70 °C 25 min
Mash-out -- 76 °C 5 min
8 L Sparge -- 77 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 5.6 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 5.6 L/kg 24.1
Mash volume with grains 26.8
Grain absorption losses -4.3
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.1
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.3 L) 8.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.1 L) 27
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23.3 L) 26.3
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 26.1 L) 23
Total: 32.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

OG: 1.042
FG : 1.006
ABV: 4.7%
DAY 0 - Brew day
Oxygenate → Add ALDC → Pitch yeast
Set fermenter to 18 °C
DAY 2: Self raise to 19 °C / Dry Hop Stage 1
Purge with CO₂ before and after
DAY 4: 19 °C / Remove the Hop
DAY 7: Dump trub and hop sediment and Check Gravity
Lower temperature gradually to 14 °C
1°C down per every 2 hours
DAY 8: 14 °C Dry Hop Stage 2
DAY 10: 14 °C / Remove the Hop
DAY 11&12: 14 °C Stabilization / Gravity Check
DAY 13: Cold crash
Lower temperature to 2 °C
Purge headspace with CO₂
DAY 15
Closed CO₂ transfer to keg.
Carbonate to: 2.3–2.4 volumes CO₂ at 2 °C

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