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Belgian Blond

341 calories 29.2 g 568 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 37 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Block
Calories: 341 calories (Per 568ml)
Carbs: 29.2 g (Per 568ml)
Created: Thursday July 27th 2017
1.065
1.011
7.0%
26.5
4.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.52 kg German - Bohemian Pilsner5.52 kg Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 82.8%
0.69 kg German - Munich Light0.69 kg Munich Light 37 6 10.3%
0.23 kg Cane Sugar0.23 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 3.4%
0.23 kg Flaked Wheat0.23 kg Flaked Wheat 34 2 3.4%
6.67 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.8 Boil 60 min 14.99 50%
25 g East Kent Goldings25 g East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5.8 Boil 30 min 11.52 50%
50 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.46 each Campden Water Agt Other --
0.46 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
0.23 kg Sugar Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 286 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Forced       CO2 Level: 3.0 Volumes
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 68 °C 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 16.1
Mash volume with grains 20.4
Grain absorption losses -6.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 23.9 L) 28.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 32.8 L) 37
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 24
Going into fermentor 24
Total: 44.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Belgian Blond similar to Leffe recipe. Grainy big mouthfeel through the high mash temp and the addition of table sugar 15 minutes from the end of the boil.

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  • Last Updated: 2017-09-15 06:01 UTC