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The B-52

9174 calories 622 g 15 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18.72 liters
Post Boil Size: 17.37 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Dread
Calories: 9174 calories (Per 15L)
Carbs: 622 g (Per 15L)
Created: Wednesday October 21st 2020
1.067
1.006
8.0%
25.6
4.9
5.4
26.34
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.30 kg Dingemans - Pilsen4.3 kg Pilsen 2.00 € / kg
8.60 € 		36.8 1.7 71.4%
0.45 kg Dingemans - Wheat Malt0.45 kg Wheat Malt 2.55 € / kg
1.15 € 		38.1 1.8 7.5%
0.30 kg Castle Malting - Château Cara Blond0.3 kg Château Cara Blond 2.60 € / kg
0.78 € 		34 8 5%
0.28 kg Weyermann - Vienna Malt0.28 kg Vienna Malt 2.50 € / kg
0.70 € 		37 3.5 4.7%
0.25 kg German - Acidulated Malt0.25 kg Acidulated Malt 3.00 € / kg
0.75 € 		27 3.4 4.2%
0.20 kg Dingemans - Munich MD0.2 kg Munich MD 1.70 € / kg
0.34 € 		36.5 6.3 3.3%
0.24 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)0.24 kg Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L) - (late boil kettle addition) 4.00 € / kg
0.96 € 		38 0 4%
6.02 kg / 13.28 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7.50 g Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo)7.5 g Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops 0.15 € / g
1.13 € 		Lupulin Pellet 21 Boil 40 min 15 19.6%
12.70 g Yakima Chief Hops - Amarillo12.7 g Amarillo Hops 0.14 € / g
1.78 € 		Pellet 7.7 Boil 15 min 5.27 33.2%
18 g citra18 g citra Hops 0.10 € / g
1.80 € 		Pellet 13.8 Boil 5 min 5.37 47.1%
38.20 g / 4.70 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient 0.12 € / g
0.30 € 		Other Boil 15 min.
2 g Irish Moss 0.10 € / g
0.20 € 		Fining Boil 15 min.
3 g Bitter Orange Peel 0.02 € / g
0.06 € 		Flavor Boil 5 min.
7 g Sweet Orange Peel 0.06 € / g
0.42 € 		Flavor Boil 5 min.
3 g Coriander Seed 0.10 € / g
0.30 € 		Spice Boil 5 min.
2.50 ml Lactic acid 0.03 € / ml
0.08 € 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.36 €
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
3.50 € / each
7.00 €
Attenuation (avg):
88%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
17 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
23 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 409 B cells required
7.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 45.4 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
33 10 77 85 55 198.1
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
19.11 L Protein Rest Strike 50 °C 50 °C 15 min
Beta Amaylase Steeping 65 °C 65 °C 45 min
Alpha Amylase Steeping 72 °C 72 °C 20 min
Mash Out Top Off 78 °C 78 °C 5 min
11.43 L Sparge Sparge 78 °C 78 °C --
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 21.1
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 22.3 L) 24.9
Grain absorption losses -5.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.7 L) 4.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 23.1 L) 18.7
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.2
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 17.4
Top off amount 2.6
Going into fermentor 20
Total: 25.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The B-52" Belgian Blond Ale beer recipe by Dread. All Grain, ABV 7.99%, IBU 25.64, SRM 4.91, Fermentables: (Pilsen, Wheat Malt, Château Cara Blond, Vienna Malt, Acidulated Malt, Munich MD, Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)) Hops: (Mosaic LupuLN2 (Cryo), Amarillo, citra) Other: (Beer Nutrient, Irish Moss, Bitter Orange Peel, Sweet Orange Peel, Coriander Seed, Lactic acid)
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