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Mecca Blond Braggot

Method: BIAB
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Source: Harry Wilson
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 208 calories (Per 22oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 22oz)

Created: Tuesday December 12th 2023

Original Gravity:

1.064

Final Gravity:

1.007

ABV (standard):

7.5%

IBU (tinseth):

16.4

SRM (morey):

5.2

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

47.46

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
5.50 lb	US - Honey5.5 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 4.00 / lb $ 22.00	34	0	42.5%
3 lb	Mecca Grade - Metolius [Munich Style]3 lb Metolius [Munich Style]		35	8.7	23.2%
2 lb	Mecca Grade - Lamonta (American Pale)2 lb Lamonta (American Pale)	$ 4.00 / lb $ 8.00	37	3	15.5%
1 lb	Mecca Grade - Gateway1 lb Gateway		38	1.2	7.7%
1 lb	Mecca Grade - Wickiup (Hard Red Spring Wheat)1 lb Wickiup (Hard Red Spring Wheat)		37	3.3	7.7%
3 oz	Weyermann - Acidulated3 oz Acidulated	$ 3.00 / lb $ 0.56	27	3.4	1.4%
4 oz	Rice Hulls4 oz Rice Hulls		0	0	1.9%
12.94 lbs / $ 30.56

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.20 oz	Sonnet1.2 oz Sonnet Hops	$ 0.20 / oz $ 0.24	Pellet	4.3	Boil	60 min	14.06	54.5%
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops	$ 1.50 / oz $ 1.50	Pellet	2.4	Boil	10 min	2.37	45.5%
2.20 oz / $ 1.74

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.20 oz	Sonnet (Pellet)	$ 0.20 / oz $ 0.24	14.06	54.5%
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Saaz (Pellet) 0.99999999771257 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops	$ 1.50 / oz $ 1.50	2.37	45.5%
2.20 oz / $ 1.74

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3 gal	Saccharification Rest	Infusion	70 °F	152 °F	90 min
		Steeping	152 °F	168 °F	30 min
3 gal	Top Off Water	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	30 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc / 16		Fining	Boil	10 min.
1 g/gal	Chamomile		Water Agt	Boil	5 min.
2 tsp	Coriander Seed / 13.5 Ounces	$ 0.50 / oz $ 0.17	Spice	Boil	5 min.
1 oz	Sweet Orange Peel / 10 Ounces		Spice	Boil	5 min.
0.60 ml	Fermcap-S / 0 Ounces		Water Agt	Boil	0 min.
1 tbsp	Bentonite		Water Agt	Primary	2 days
1 tbsp	Fermaid K		Other	Primary	0 min.
2 tbsp	Fermaid O		Other	Primary	0 min.
1 tbsp	LD Carlson - Potassium Bicarbonate - 5% / 0 Pounds	$ 9.99 / lb $ 9.99	Water Agt	Primary	0 min.
$ 10.36

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.00 / each $ 5.00
Attenuation (avg):	88%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	63 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	72 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 125 B cells required

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Priming

Method: Honey Amount: 12.1 oz Temp: 72 °F CO₂ Level: 3.6 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
23	6	33	48	15	5.1
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Notes

Clover honey is recommended.

First brew session resulted in a well-balanced braggot with nice head and good carbonation.

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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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