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Erik's Big Belgium Blonde

172 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10 gallons
Post Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 89%
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 5th 2020
1.052
1.014
4.9%
29.0
9.5
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb American - Pilsner20 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 85.6%
2 lb American - Munich - 60L2 lb Munich - 60L 33 60 8.6%
1 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 20L1 lb Caramel Malt - 20L 35 20 4.3%
6 oz German - Acidulated Malt6 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.6%
23.37 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 17.23 14.3%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 30 min 6.18 28.6%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil at 212 °F 10 min 2.92 28.6%
2 oz Perle2 oz Perle Hops Leaf/Whole 8.2 Whirlpool at 170 °F 0 min 2.66 28.6%
7 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - B51 Workhorse
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 204 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 8.18 32.7  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.98 g | 23.9 qt) 10.05 40.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.92 -11.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.68 g | 18.7 qt) 4.99 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.69 g | 38.8 qt) 10 40  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 8 32  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
Top off amount 4.08 16.3  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 13.17 52.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

5 gal: Workhorse (imperial) 1052
5 gal: Stephan (imperial) 1050


Fg 05 Stephan

my notes using a 8 gal BK and 3 gal whirlpool kettle:

2.5 gal boil - add 1 per fermenter
water 1.25 p lb (7.5 gal)
Batch sparge method
Fill 8 gallon BK with water - 175 degrees
20 minute heat-up MT
Fill tea kettle
Fill 8 gallon more for sparge water (170)
Recirculate (first 30 min) add hot as need water
Shoot for 148
Sparge 2 times each with vorlauf
First runoff to 3 gal kettle
Boil 60 and then cool to 90
Add Loki


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