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To Be Blond Ale

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: G&PS
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 8th 2019
1.048
1.011
4.8%
33.4
3.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb American - Pale 2-Row14 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 77.8%
4 lb American - Vienna4 lb Vienna 35 4 22.2%
18 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.20 oz Cascade2.2 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.3 Boil 60 min 27.85 50%
2.20 oz Cascade2.2 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.3 Boil 5 min 5.55 50%
4.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 174 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
22.5 qt Fly Sparge -- 148 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.67 gal (50.66 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.66 gal (2.66 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.63 22.5  
Mash volume with grains 7.07 28.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.54 g | 38.2 qt) 10.38 41.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.67 g | 50.7 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.17 -0.7  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16 64
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"To Be Blond Ale" Blonde Ale beer recipe by G&PS. All Grain, ABV 4.79%, IBU 33.4, SRM 3.69, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Vienna) Hops: (Cascade)
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