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Classic Blonde

148 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Strong
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 22nd 2015
1.045
1.011
4.4%
6.4
4.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 42.1%
6 lb German - Pilsner6 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 31.6%
4 lb German - Munich Light4 lb Munich Light 37 6 21.1%
1 lb German - CaraHell1 lb CaraHell 34 11 5.3%
19 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Citra0.25 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 First Wort 0 min 3.2 8.3%
0.75 oz Citra0.75 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 5 min 3.16 25%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool 0 min 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 350 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
1/4 tsp Phosphoric acid per 5 gal
2 Tsp CaCl in mash
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2 gal Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
Mash out Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.99 gal (51.95 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.99 gal (3.95 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 9.5 38  
Mash volume with grains 11.02 44.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.38 -9.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.11 g | 24.5 qt) 6.13 24.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 11.08 44.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.63 62.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Added 8 oz of Anahime pepper to boil @10 min. Split to 5 gal.
First five added 9 oz pepper to 2nd. 2nd 5 added 1.2 ld ripe pineapple chuncks and 8 oz pepper to 2nd.

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