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Summer Blonde Ale

153 calories 13.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Lawmanxxx
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 5th 2016
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 34.5%
7 lb American - Pilsner7 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 40.3%
2 lb German - Vienna2 lb Vienna 37 4 11.5%
2 lb German - Carapils2 lb Carapils 35 1.3 11.5%
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 80L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 2.2%
17.37 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz UK Northdown1 oz UK Northdown Hops Pellet 6.7 First Wort 0 min 9.01 25%
1 oz Mt. Hood1 oz Mt. Hood Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 7.68 25%
1 oz Mt. Hood1 oz Mt. Hood Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 4.96 25%
1 oz Mt. Hood1 oz Mt. Hood Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma 5 min 1.99 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 PH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
2 tbsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 155 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Forced Carbonation       Amount: 15 psi @32F for 5 days       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
4 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
3 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 6.08 24.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.47 29.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.17 -8.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.99 g | 32 qt) 10.84 43.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.65 g | 46.6 qt) 14.5 58  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 16.92 67.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Late spring is heating up so this is a simple Blonde Ale to sip on the patio after a long day at work, mowing the lawn, or just to watch the sunset. Don't really need a reason for great homebrew, do I?

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  • Last Updated: 2016-06-30 01:34 UTC