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Belgian Blonde

269 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 120 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 140 gallons
Post Boil Size: 130 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.082 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 269 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday October 31st 2020
1.082
1.011
9.4%
15.6
5.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
220 lb Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT220 lb SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT 37.2 1.5 64%
25 lb Briess - Carapils Malt25 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 7.3%
55 lb Munich55 lb Munich 38 6 16%
44 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)44 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 0 12.8%
344 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 lb Brewmaster - Czech Saaz2 lb Czech Saaz Hops Pellet 2.8 Boil 90 min 13.31 66.7%
1 lb Brewmaster - Czech Saaz1 lb Czech Saaz Hops Pellet 2.8 Boil 10 min 2.26 33.3%
3 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast BE-256
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3145 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
168 °F 150 °F 60 min
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 123.3 gal (493.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 8.4 gal (33.6 qt) and adding 111.3 gal (445.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 155.25 gal (621 qt) 131.25 525  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 131.25 525  
Mash volume with grains 155.25 621  
Grain absorption losses -37.5 -150  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 26.2 g | 104.8 qt) 46.5 186  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 119.7 g | 478.8 qt) 140 560  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 3.6 14.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.8 -7.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 120 g | 480 qt) 130 520  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 130 g | 520 qt) 120 480  
Total: 177.75 711
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Blonde" Belgian Blond Ale beer recipe by Brewer #338760. All Grain, ABV 9.4%, IBU 15.56, SRM 4.99, Fermentables: (SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT, Carapils Malt, Munich, Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)) Hops: (Czech Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-10-31 02:32 UTC