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blonde ale

162 calories 14 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 76 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 80 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (ending kettle)
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 2nd 2026
12.3 °P
2.2 °P
5.5%
22.4
4.5
5.3
108.16
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT55 lb SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT 0.72 / lb
39.60
37.2 1.5 44.4%
55 lb Great Western - Vienna55 lb Vienna 0.84 / lb
46.20
37 3 44.4%
10 lb Briess - Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats10 lb Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats 0.77 / lb
7.70
32.2 2.5 8.1%
4 lb Briess - Victory Malt4 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 3.2%
124 lbs / 93.50
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops 1.22 / oz
1.22
Lupulin Pellet 24.5 Boil 60 min 6.29 7.1%
5 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo)5 oz Loral LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops 1.20 / oz
6.00
Lupulin Pellet 20.1 Boil at 212 °F 15 min 12.8 35.7%
8 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggles8 oz Fuggles Hops 0.93 / oz
7.44
Pellet 4.4 Boil 10 min 3.28 57.1%
14 oz / 14.66
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
60.5 gal Strike 159 °F 151 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
20 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
70 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® KÖLN KÖLSCH KOLSCH STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1.07 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1238 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90.9 30 61 96.8 97.7 1.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

so clean and crispy. very good.

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