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Honey Blonde Ale

246 calories 25.3 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (brew house)
Calories: 246 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 25.3 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Friday February 16th 2018
1.053
1.013
5.3%
19.5
7.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 kg German - Vienna4.5 kg Vienna 37 4 78.3%
250 g German - CaraHell250 g CaraHell 34 11 4.3%
250 g German - Carapils250 g Carapils 35 1.3 4.3%
500 g Weyermann - CaraBelge500 g CaraBelge 33 13.6 8.7%
250 g Honey250 g Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 4.3%
5,750 g / Ft 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Cascade20 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 15.63 28.6%
10 g Cascade10 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 3.88 14.3%
20 g Cascade20 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil at 85 °C 0 min 28.6%
5 g Amarillo5 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil at 85 °C 0 min 7.1%
15 g Amarillo15 g Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Dry Hop 14 days 21.4%
70 g / Ft 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
250 g Honey Flavor Secondary 14 days
1 each Vanilla Beans Flavor Secondary 14 days
5 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
12 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 236 B cells required
Ft 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Dextrose       Amount: 150 g       CO2 Level: 2,3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 L Temperature -- 68 °C 60 min
15 L Temperature -- 76 °C 15 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 36.2 L) 33.4
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 39.8 L) 37
Grain absorption losses -5.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.8 L) 27
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.2
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 24
Volume into fermentor 24
Total: 33.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

#1 brew 2018.06.17
-turned out to be 21 liters
-lot's of mistakes made at mashing
-it was very well balanced, not dry, not sweet (but rather sweet than dry), and just perfect amount of bitterness, cannot feel the high alcohol by taste
-did not add honey at secondary because of high OG, also no vanilla beans
-6,17% (OG: 1.053, FG: 1.006)
27x0,5 l
7x0,33 l
~4,5l party keg
(~20,31 bottled)
Bottling: 99,9g of dextrose in 0,5 l water for 16 l, carbonated for 2 weeks
Thoughts: Awesome first brew (those mistakes were it's destiny), beautiful colour, very refressing (see the first two pics)

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  • Last Updated: 2018-08-27 19:32 UTC