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Hibiscus Blonde Ale

179 calories 15.8 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 13 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 liters
Post Boil Size: 13 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 179 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Tuesday September 1st 2020
1.039
1.007
4.2%
21.6
2.2
n/a
28.99
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.36 kg Briess - DME Pilsen Light1.36 kg DME Pilsen Light $ 7.00 / lb
$ 20.99 		45 2 100%
1.36 kg / $ 20.99
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Apollo6 g Apollo Hops Pellet 16 Boil 30 min 16.26 37.5%
5 g Cascade5 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 3.83 31.3%
5 g Cascade5 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 1.54 31.3%
16 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Mash 30 min.
0.60 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
24 g Hibiscus Herb Boil 5 min.
50 g Hibiscus Water Agt Bottling 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 8.00 / each
$ 8.00
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 44 B cells required
$ 8.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 222.4 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 25 50 100 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 15.1 L) 13.2
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.8
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 15.9 L) 14
Boil off losses -2.9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil volume 13
Going into fermentor 13
Total: 13.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This recipe is a very simple hibiscus blonde ale, using only pilsen DME. Hop schedule is loosely based off of the Centennial Blonde recipe.

2023-04-30 Brew day

Added DME, then filled pot to the 10 L line, then added 3 L of water.

I meant to add 85 g (3 oz) of hibiscus at flameout, but I only had 24 g, so I added that at 5 min. I will need to make a strong tea, and add it at bottling time.

I estimate that about 12 L made it into the fermentor. The colour was light pink and had a mild flavour (I'm not sure I tasted any hibiscus).

2023-05-15 Bottling day.

FG: 1.007

Infused 50 g of hibiscus in hot water for 1 hr, put all of that in the beer.

Added 77 g of sugar to 11 L of beer for 2.5 volumes of CO2.

Yield: 8x1 L, 2x500 mL = 9 L

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