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First Bale Blond Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.86 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.090 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Paul
No Chill: 45 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 89.8399%
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday March 8th 2021

8FIFTEEN 805 clone

by 8Fifteen Brewing

OG: 1.054 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.0% IBU: 21

Original Gravity:

1.049

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

4.8%

IBU (tinseth):

25.9

SRM (morey):

5.0

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

79.54

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Fermentation History

Target 68°F
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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
2 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	$ 5.00 / lb $ 10.00	33	1.8	11%
12 lb	United Kingdom - Golden Promise12 lb Golden Promise	$ 3.00 / lb $ 36.00	37	3	65.9%
3.20 lb	American - Vienna3.2 lb Vienna	$ 3.00 / lb $ 9.60	35	4	17.6%
1 lb	Munich1 lb Munich		37	6	5.5%
18.20 lbs / $ 55.60

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)4 oz Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops	$ 1.99 / oz $ 7.96	Pellet	3.1	Boil	50 min	25.89	100%
4 oz / $ 7.96

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh) (Pellet)	$ 1.99 / oz $ 7.96	25.89	100%
4 oz / $ 7.96

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7.82 gal	Strike	161 °F	152 °F	60 min
14.8 gal	Sparge	172 °F	172 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Fining	Boil	10 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Other	Boil	10 min.
15 g	Gypsum	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7 g	Canning Salt	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
9 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	$ 0.00 / oz $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
7.21 ml	Lactic acid	$ 0.00 / ml $ 0.00	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 15.98 / each $ 15.98
Attenuation (avg):	72.5%	Flocculation:	Med-High
Optimum Temp:	66 - 70 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 345 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and hoppy

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
75	5	6	50	150	0
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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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