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Belgian Blonde

187 calories 17.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28 liters
Post Boil Size: 25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 187 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday March 14th 2016
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.20 kg Weyermann - Pilsner5.2 kg Pilsner 36 1.5 78.8%
0.40 kg Castle Malting - Château Melano0.4 kg Château Melano 35.88 31 6.1%
0.50 kg Flaked Corn0.5 kg Flaked Corn 40 0.5 7.6%
0.50 kg German - CaraRed0.5 kg CaraRed 34 20 7.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
60 g Saaz60 g Saaz Hops Pellet 2.9 Boil 60 min 18.5 50%
30 g Hallertau Mittelfruh30 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.3 Boil 10 min 3.82 25%
30 g Barth-Haas - Celeia30 g Celeia Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil 5 min 1.59 25%
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Yeast
Lallemand - Lalbrew abbaye
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
-8 - -4 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 258 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14.5 L Infusion 55 °C 55 °C 15 min
4.7 L Sparge 55 °C 63 °C 40 min
5 L Sparge 63 °C 70 °C 15 min
Infusion 70 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 19.8
Mash volume with grains 24.2
Grain absorption losses -6.6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17 L) 15.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.3 L) 28
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 25
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 25 L) 23
Total: 35.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Blonde" Belgian Blond Ale beer recipe by Beardbrew. All Grain, ABV 6.3%, IBU 23.91, SRM 7.75, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Château Melano, Flaked Corn, CaraRed) Hops: (Saaz, Hallertau Mittelfruh, Celeia)
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