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Simple Summer Ale

160 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3.2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: andlebars
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 27th 2015
1.049
1.010
5.1%
25.5
4.0
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb American - Pale 2-Row2 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 36.4%
2 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale2 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 36.4%
1.50 lb German - Pilsner1.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 27.3%
5.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 g Tettnanger12 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 12.51 21.1%
7 g Cascade7 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 20 min 7.07 12.3%
7 g Fuggles7 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 4.42 12.3%
4 g Amarillo4 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.2 Aroma 5 min 1.51 7%
6 g Amarillo6 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.2 Aroma 0 min 10.5%
12 g Amarillo12 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.2 Dry Hop 14 days 21.1%
9 g Cascade9 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7.2 Dry Hop 14 days 15.8%
57 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.60 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 110 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Bottle       Amount: 2.0 oz. corn sugar       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Brooklyn Water 2013
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
6 1 8 9 4 20
Add 1/2 tsp. of gypsum before mash.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2.7 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 5.69 g | 22.7 qt) 4.94 19.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.13 g | 24.5 qt) 5.38 21.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.69 -2.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.75 g | 19 qt) 4 16  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 3.2 12.8  
Volume into fermentor 3.2 12.8  
Total: 4.94 19.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Loosely based on Brooklyn Summer Ale.

If I brew again, I'll use 4lbs. Maris Otter malt and no American 2-row.

I only used half of the pack of Nottingham yeast, and improperly rehydrated it. Next time, I'll just pitch the whole pack without rehydrating. There was a 24-hour lag time.

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