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Session Blonde Ale

130 calories 11.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.81 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.06 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Rob
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 94%
Calories: 130 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 29th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Maker's Malt - Premium Pale Malt - 2-row5.5 lb Premium Pale Malt - 2-row $ 2.00 / lb
$ 11.00 		37.5 2.05 66.7%
4 oz Briess - Carapils Malt4 oz Carapils Malt $ 2.75 / lb
$ 0.69 		34.5 1.5 3%
1.50 lb American - Vienna1.5 lb Vienna $ 2.00 / lb
$ 3.00 		35 4 18.2%
0.50 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt $ 2.00 / lb
$ 1.00 		37 25 6.1%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L $ 3.00 / lb
$ 1.50 		34 40 6.1%
8.25 lbs / $ 17.19
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 0.50 		Pellet 7.3 Boil 45 min 6.21 14.3%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 1.00 		Pellet 7.3 Aroma 35 min 11.21 28.6%
0.50 oz Artisan - Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 1.00 		Pellet 5.8 Aroma 20 min 6.51 28.6%
0.50 oz Artisan - Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 1.00 		Pellet 5.8 Aroma 5 min 2.14 28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 3.50
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7.75 gal water $ 0.60 / gal
$ 4.65 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss $ 1.25 / oz
$ 0.21 		Water Agt Boil 10 min.
$ 4.86
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.00 / each
$ 4.00
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
$ 4.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: -2.5 psi       Temp: 39 °F       CO2 Level: 2.3
 
Target Water Profile
Grocery Store RO w/minerals
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
5 gal Strike 152 °F 148 °F 45 min
1 gal Infusion 170 °F 158 °F 15 min
1.75 gal Sparge 175 °F 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 2.89 11.6  
Mash volume with grains 3.55 14.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.03 -4.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.46 g | 21.8 qt) 5.2 20.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 6.81 27.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.06 24.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.06 g | 24.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.09 32.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

14 days primary, then keg @ ~2.4 vol Co2

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