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Blonde Devil

274 calories 24 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Kent Keller
Calories: 274 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 1st 2015
1.083
1.015
8.9%
27.0
5.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb Belgian - Pilsner20 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 74.1%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 3.7%
2 lb Belgian - Wheat2 lb Wheat 38 1.8 7.4%
4 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond4 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond 38 0 14.8%
27 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Styrian Goldings2 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 60 min 10.22 40%
2 oz Styrian Goldings2 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 45 min 13.19 40%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 3.56 20%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Strong Ale Yeast WLP545
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 757 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24 qt RIMS Infusion -- 122 °F 30 min
RIMS heat slowly @ 1 degree/minute from 122-151 then hold @ 151 Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
slowly raise to mash-out @ 1 degree/minute with RIMS and hold 20 minutes Infusion -- 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.44 gal (49.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.44 gal (1.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.1 qt/lb 6.33 25.3  
Mash volume with grains 8.17 32.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.88 -11.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.91 g | 35.6 qt) 8.47 33.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.33 1.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.44 g | 49.8 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 14.8 59.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferment @ 70 degrees for 17days
Condition @ 3 4 degrees for _____ days
final gravity 1.010

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