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Brandon's Sister

226 calories 28.5 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: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 226 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 25th 2019
1.067
1.024
5.6%
21.2
4.0
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pale 6-Row6 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 48%
3 lb Flaked Corn3 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 24%
2 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row2 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 16%
1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 8%
0.50 lb Briess - Carapils Malt0.5 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 4%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Saaz1.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 18.92 75%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 2.29 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 108 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 3.9 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13 qt Batch Sparge 167 °F 156 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 1103 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.31 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.23 20.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.87 g | 15.5 qt) 3.38 13.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 6 24  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.69 30.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Thicc Blonde Ale with good head retention. Very good!

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