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Blush N' Barb

Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 130 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 135.96 gallons
Post Boil Size: 134.31 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 83%
Calories: 212 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday April 22nd 2025

Original Gravity:

1.064

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (alternate):

6.5%

IBU (tinseth):

12.2

SRM (morey):

10.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
240 lb	Canadian - Pale 2-Row240 lb Pale 2-Row	36	1.75	78.4%
44 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L44 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	14.4%
22 lb	American - White Wheat22 lb White Wheat	40	2.8	7.2%
306 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
22 oz	Cascade22 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	25 min	11.58	50%
22 oz	Artisan - Strisselspalt22 oz Strisselspalt Hops	Pellet	1.4	Boil	5 min	0.66	50%
44 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
22 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	11.58	50%
22 oz	Artisan - Strisselspalt (Pellet)	0.66	50%
44 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
200 gal		Strike	158 °F	151 °F	90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
76 oz	congac	Flavor	Secondary	0 min.
44 lb	frozen strawberries	Other	Secondary	0 min.
140.80 oz	Rhubarb	Herb	Secondary	0 min.
44 tsp	Lemon Juice	Flavor	Secondary	0 min.
22 tsp	Irish Moss	Herb	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

White Labs - East Coast Ale Yeast WLP008

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	72.5%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2699 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile II

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
90	54	16	15	76	0
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Notes

Allow strawberries and rhubarb to sit in the cognac and lemon juice overnight before being placed into the secondary fermentation.

Primary fermentation lasts for 7 days.

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Last Updated: 2025-04-23 02:51 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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