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Yellow Jacket Honey Ale

162 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.78 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 1st 2014
1.049
1.013
4.8%
39.0
3.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.60 lb US - Pale 2-Row6.6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 72.5%
2.50 lb Honey2.5 lb Honey 35 2 27.5%
9.10 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Challenger1 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 32.16 50%
1 oz Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Hopback at 200 °F 0 min 6.81 50%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.37 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2.19 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
4.58 gal Sparge -- 168 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.48 9.9  
Mash volume with grains 3 12  
Grain absorption losses -0.83 -3.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.46 g | 21.9 qt) 5.17 20.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.21 0.8  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.78 27.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.54 22.2  
Hops absorption losses (hopback) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.64 30.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Yellow Jacket Honey Ale" Blonde Ale beer recipe by IconoclastBrewing. All Grain, ABV 4.8%, IBU 38.96, SRM 3.22, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Honey) Hops: (Challenger, Centennial)
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