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Hot Blonde

140 calories 12.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 19.47 gallons
Post Boil Size: 17.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 140 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 16th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PALE ALE MALT12 lb SUPERIOR PALE ALE MALT $ 0.91 / lb
$ 10.92 		37 3.1 48.7%
8 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT8 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT $ 1.09 / lb
$ 8.72 		36 1.75 32.5%
1.50 lb American - Vienna1.5 lb American - Vienna $ 2.35 / lb
$ 3.53 		35 4 6.1%
1.50 lb Munich Malt1.5 lb Munich Malt $ 1.60 / lb
$ 2.40 		36.8 7.87 6.1%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L $ 3.20 / lb
$ 1.60 		34 40 2%
18 oz Flaked Barley18 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 4.6%
24.62 lbs / $ 27.17
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Hallertauer Magnum1 oz Hallertauer Magnum Hops $ 39.95 / lb
$ 2.50 		Pellet 11.3 Boil 45 min 13.24 15.4%
1.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra1.5 oz Citra Hops $ 49.99 / lb
$ 4.69 		Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 4.96 23.1%
4 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Citra4 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13 Dry Hop 5 days 61.5%
6.50 oz / $ 7.18
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
35 Grams
Cost:
$ 0.26 / g
$ 9.10
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 227 B cells required
$ 9.10 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
65 5 10 80 80 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9.98 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
10 gal Sparge -- 172 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.59 gal (70.38 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.59 gal (22.38 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 9.23 36.9  
Mash volume with grains 11.2 44.8  
Grain absorption losses -3.08 -12.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 11.69 g | 46.8 qt) 13.56 54.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.59 g | 70.4 qt) 19.47 77.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 16 g | 64 qt) 17.5 70  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 17.5 g | 70 qt) 16 64  
Total: 22.8 91.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Hot Blonde" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Brewer #413644. All Grain, ABV 4.64%, IBU 18.2, SRM 4.93, Fermentables: ( SUPERIOR PALE ALE MALT, CMC 2-ROW MALT, American - Vienna, Munich Malt, American - Caramel / Crystal 40L, Flaked Barley) Hops: (Hallertauer Magnum, Citra) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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