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Blonde Ale 2018

195 calories 19.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 14th 2018
1.059
1.014
5.9%
28.6
5.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row4.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 45%
3 lb German - Pilsner3 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 30%
2 lb German - Munich Light2 lb Munich Light 37 6 20%
0.50 lb German - CaraHell0.5 lb CaraHell 34 11 5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.10 oz Citra0.1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.3 First Wort 0 min 5.95 7%
0.33 oz Citra0.33 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.3 Boil 10 min 6.47 23.1%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10.8 Whirlpool 0 min 16.18 69.9%
1.43 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 206 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Started with RO water. Added 1tsp of calcium chloride per 5 gallons water.
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 151 °F --
Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.13 12.5  
Mash volume with grains 3.93 15.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.93 g | 19.7 qt) 5.38 21.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.55 g | 26.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.04 20.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.5 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

6/14: started yeast starter with 5.4 oz light DME and 1600ML water.
Boiled 10 min, cooled and added yeast. Put on stir plate.

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