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Grapefruit Blonde Ale

178 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Custom
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 30th 2019
1.054
1.013
5.4%
55.8
5.9
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Belgian - Pale Ale11 lb Pale Ale 38 3.4 100%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 60 min 55.79 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 lb Grapefruit Flavor Secondary 3 days
2 oz Grapefruit Zest/Peel Flavor Boil 5 min.
0.50 oz Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Chandler, AZ USA - Well Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Fly Sparge -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 4.4 17.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.28 21.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.76 g | 15.1 qt) 3.73 14.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Grapefruit Blonde Ale" Fruit Beer recipe by Custom. All Grain, ABV 5.44%, IBU 55.79, SRM 5.93, Fermentables: (Pale Ale) Hops: (Magnum) Other: (Grapefruit, Grapefruit Zest/Peel, Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-02-04 22:02 UTC