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American Blonde

135 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 135 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 19th 2018
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5.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 86.7%
8 oz American - Wheat8 oz Wheat 38 1.8 4.8%
8 oz Flaked Barley8 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 4.8%
4 oz Canadian - Honey Malt4 oz Honey Malt 37 25 2.4%
2 oz German - Acidulated Malt2 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.2%
166 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz liberty1 oz liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 11.35 50%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Aroma 0 min 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Qts of Mash water and Sparge water
1.5 g Gypsum and Calcium Chloride in each
2 oz Acidulated Malt in grain bill
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 qt Add at 180, stir to 170 and add grains Temperature -- 155 °F 60 min
10 qt Collected 10 qts from first batch Temperature -- 185 °F 10 min
10 qt Collected 10 qts from second batch Temperature -- 185 °F 10 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 3.89 15.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.72 18.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.3 -5.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.23 g | 20.9 qt) 5.16 20.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.58 g | 30.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.05 36.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes
  • Starter 2 days before. 100g Wheat DME and 1 L water
  • 1.5 grams of both gypsum and CaCl to both mash and sparge
  • Start fermentation at 65. Raise to 68 and then 70
  • Ferment for 2 weeks
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  • Last Updated: 2018-10-30 12:54 UTC