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Blonde Grapefruit

Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.46 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 91%
Calories: 130 calories (Per 355ml)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 355ml)

Created: Friday September 19th 2025

Coffee Blonde Ale

by Porter's Pub

OG: 1.055 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 21

Guinness Blonde Clone

by Hop Time Brewing Company

OG: 1.052 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 25

Cascade Blonde

by mbebop

OG: 1.050 FG: 1.011 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 25

Original Gravity:

1.040

Final Gravity:

1.007

ABV (standard):

4.3%

IBU (tinseth):

21.4

SRM (morey):

5.4

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

17.63

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	CA - Parkland Pale7 lb Parkland Pale	$ 1.10 / lb $ 7.70	38.2	2.2	77.8%
2 lb	CA - Kananaskis2 lb Kananaskis	$ 1.30 / lb $ 2.60	37.7	10	22.2%
9 lbs / $ 10.30

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
12 g	Centennial12 g Centennial Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 0.84	Pellet	10.5	Boil	60 min	16.14	44.4%
10 g	Cascade10 g Cascade Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 0.70	Pellet	4.4	Boil	20 min	3.41	37%
5 g	Citra5 g Citra Hops		Pellet	14.1	Boil	5 min	1.8	18.5%
27 g / $ 1.54

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
12 g	Centennial (Pellet) 12 g Centennial (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 0.84	16.14	44.4%
10 g	Cascade (Pellet) 10 g Cascade (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.07 / g $ 0.70	3.41	37%
5 g	Citra (Pellet) 5 g Citra (Pellet) Hops		1.8	18.5%
27 g / $ 1.54

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
23 qt		Infusion	151 °F	151 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.68 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.50 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.79 / each $ 5.79
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 73 B cells required

$ 5.79 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

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Last Updated: 2025-09-20 16:02 UTC

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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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