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Perky Blonde Ale

159 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: dfj
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created Tuesday October 24th 2017
1.048
1.013
4.7%
23.9
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 77.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 11.1%
1 lb Belgian - Munich1 lb Munich 38 6 11.1%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.55 oz Northern Brewer0.55 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 9.3 Boil 60 min 20.51 35.5%
0.25 oz Cascade0.25 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.9 Boil 15 min 3.43 16.1%
0.75 oz Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.9 Dry Hop 3 days 48.4%
1.55 oz / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
12 qt brewers edge set 152 stir every 15min Infusion 152 °F 60 min
14 qt Sparge 170 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.34 qt/lb
 
Yeast
Danstar - American West Coast Yeast BRY-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
62 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 113 B cells required
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Priming
Method: corn sugar       Amount: 5 oz      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
semi hard water
add .75 hops to fermentor while it cools eu style
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Notes

use Brewer's Edge. Test Batch
heat 3.5 gallons on stove to 180 - transfer to Igloo cooler before mash
boil strike
3 gal to 162 add grain and stir for no dough balls
set temp to 152 1 hour
Stir grain every 15 min
drain mash by lifting ss bucket in brewer's edge
add cold water til sparge is 170 f to 5 gallon cooler
once 1 gallon collected, collect 1qt or 2 and pour slowly on grain bed.
Sparse by slowly dumping 1qt back on mash
boil 1 hour add hop as scheduled using a hop bag
measured 1.052 @60f 78% eff
add dry hops to fermenter and let cool overnight to ~70f
when cooled to 70F pitch yeast rack after 3 days
Rack to 5 gallon carboy after fermenting slow for 7 to 10 days
when clear and and no fermentation.
transfer bottling bucket. dissolve 5 oz of corn sugar into 16 oz of water. mix in and bottle

feel free to use 1# crystal 10 if you cant get 1 # Munich for 9 # max grain. adjust as need to hit efficiency

Updated had to add 1/4 gallon at rack so i failed to collect enough at sparge. efficiency suffered to 73% when i account for the 1/4 gallon added to secondary
1.012 at bottle 70f

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Gallons
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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dfj • 10/31/2017 at 02:03am
5 of 5

used new brewer's edge all grain hit 78% efficency


dfj • 11/12/2017 at 05:25pm
updated efficiency to 73% after racking


dfj • 11/28/2017 at 11:47pm
taste: slight buttery citrus with a touch or caramel. Excellent


dfj • 11/28/2017 at 11:48pm
taste: slight buttery citrus with a touch or caramel. Excellent will brew again. A Pale/ Blonde ale


dfj • 12/03/2017 at 06:40pm
tasting notes after bottle aging
Looks - Nice Blonde color - good head retention
Smell - malt/ citrus grassy
Tastes - Hides its ABV well - very well balance - good citrus hit but not too strong as its a blond ale
Over all very well balance Blond ale american style. very drinkable
i would give it 35 out of 40 - better than many commercial examples


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