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Leffe Blonde Clone

217 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 217 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 7th 2016
1.066
1.013
6.9%
17.4
6.6
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner11 lb Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 85.9%
1 lb American - Munich - Light 10L1 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 7.8%
8 oz Belgian - Biscuit8 oz Biscuit 35 23 3.9%
3.50 oz German - Melanoidin3.5 oz Melanoidin 37 25 1.7%
1.50 oz Cane Sugar1.5 oz Cane Sugar 46 0 0.7%
205 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 1.9 Boil 72 min 6.48 50%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 72 min 10.91 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Abbey Ale Yeast WLP530
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 336 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.75 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.77 19.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.79 23.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.59 -6.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.14 g | 16.6 qt) 3.56 14.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.01 0  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.33 33.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I didn't realize how low the alpha acids were on the hops. I combined and added FWH. It only took 12 minutes to the boil.

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