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Colorado Blonde Ale

168 calories 16.9 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: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Justin Carlson
Hop Utilization: 83%
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 11th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
72 oz Root Shoot Malting - Metcalfe Pale Ale72 oz Metcalfe Pale Ale 36.8 4 45%
72 oz Root Shoot Malting - Pilsner72 oz Pilsner 37 2 45%
8 oz Root Shoot Malting - Genie Vienna 8 oz Genie Vienna 36 7 5%
8 oz Root Shoot Malting - Genie Munich8 oz Genie Munich 35 3 5%
160 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Medusa1 oz Medusa Hops Pellet 3 Boil at 201 °F 60 min 10.39 33.3%
1 oz Medusa1 oz Medusa Hops Pellet 3 Boil at 201 °F 30 min 7.99 33.3%
1 oz Medusa1 oz Medusa Hops Pellet 3 Boil at 201 °F 5 min 2.07 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Propagate Labs - Propogate Labs
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
29751
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 qt Strike 163 °F 163 °F --
Steeping 163 °F 150 °F 60 min
Vorlauf -- -- 5 min
20 qt Sparge 172 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.36 g | 17.5 qt) 4.25 17  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8 32
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Colorado Blonde Ale" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Justin Carlson. All Grain, ABV 5.21%, IBU 20.45, SRM 5.33, Fermentables: (Metcalfe Pale Ale, Pilsner, Genie Vienna , Genie Munich) Hops: (Medusa) Other: (Whirlfloc, 5.2 pH Stabilizer, Beer Nutrient)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-07-30 18:44 UTC