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Short, Blond, and Creamy - Hoppy Blond/Cream Ale

198 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (ending kettle)
Source: Cupcake
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 28th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Viking - Pale Ale Malt4 lb Pale Ale Malt $ 1.20 / lb
$ 4.80 		37 2.5 34.4%
4 lb Viking - Pilsner Malt4 lb Pilsner Malt $ 1.20 / lb
$ 4.80 		37 1.9 34.4%
2 lb Flaked Corn2 lb Flaked Corn $ 1.75 / lb
$ 3.50 		40 0.5 17.2%
10 oz Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt10 oz BEST Chit Malt $ 1.80 / lb
$ 1.13 		23 1.4 5.4%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L $ 1.99 / lb
$ 1.00 		35 10 4.3%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I0.5 lb Munich Type I $ 1.99 / lb
$ 1.00 		38 6 4.3%
11.62 lbs / $ 16.22
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Columbus (15 AA)0.25 oz Columbus (15 AA) Hops $ 1.20 / oz
$ 0.30 		Pellet 15.8 Boil 30 min 9.03 3.4%
0.25 oz Comet (11 AA)0.25 oz Comet (11 AA) Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 0.50 		Pellet 10.4 Boil 15 min 3.84 3.4%
0.75 oz Comet (11 AA)0.75 oz Comet (11 AA) Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 1.50 		Pellet 10.4 Boil 1 min 1 10.3%
3 oz Columbus (15 AA)3 oz Columbus (15 AA) Hops $ 1.20 / oz
$ 3.60 		Pellet 15.8 Dry Hop at 64 °F 2 days 41.4%
3 oz Comet (11 AA)3 oz Comet (11 AA) Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 6.00 		Pellet 10.4 Dry Hop at 64 °F 2 days 41.4%
7.25 oz / $ 11.90
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g ascorbic acid Water Agt Boil 0 min.
10 g BSG - Fermax Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 0 min.
1.50 g BSG - Kerry Whirlfloc T Fining Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 3.00 / each
$ 3.00
Attenuation (custom):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 251 B cells required
$ 3.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 5.3 oz       Temp: 70 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
70 10 20 73 155 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.4 gal Strike 162 °F 148 °F 45 min
step mash for fermentability Temperature 148 °F 155 °F 20 min
3.25 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °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 4.07 16.3  
Mash volume with grains 5 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.45 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.13 16.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.55 g | 30.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 4.95 g | 19.8 qt) 6 24  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.2 32.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Post brewing notes: Forgot to add the sugar fortunately I somehow managed to get around 85% eff for this batch. Dry hopped on day 3 at 1.017, but krausen had dropped Day 2 at 1.020. Tempted to add some enzyme to get that gravity down, but I'm hoping we will get a little bit of hop creep if I let it dry hop at 70F.

Beer finished out at 1.014, and tastes amazing at bottling. Malty, dank, and fruity.

Pre-Brewing Notes: Forgot Maris otter at the brew shop so I decided to just throw a few random malts in there to get a more complex and deep malt flavor like I planned to get from 1/2 marris and 1/2 Pilsen base. I need to have something to stand up to the 6oz dry hop.

Comet, and Columbus only with a heavy dry hop. Should be a huge blast of citrus and dank American hop flavors.

S-04 in hopes to get a dry finish with a bit of extra esters and flavors. Always helps the dry hop pop as well. Made a 1.5L starter.

Flavors coming from all over to create a nice well balanced beer that anyone should find pleasing. My goal with this beer is to make a beer with a very simple hop profile, be super easy drinking, and great flavors from malt and yeast to keep those who are not interested in hops drinking. Gotta get them hooked somehow.

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