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Gentlemen's Preferred Blonde

154 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mason Rackley
Calories: 154 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday September 20th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb Crisp Malting - Extra Pale Maris Otter4.5 lb Extra Pale Maris Otter $ 0.12 / oz
$ 8.64 		37.5 2 40.9%
4.50 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner4.5 lb Premium Pilsner $ 0.11 / oz
$ 7.92 		36.8 1.75 40.9%
1 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt1 lb Vienna Malt $ 0.12 / oz
$ 1.92 		37 3.5 9.1%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls $ 2.50 / lb
$ 2.50 		0 0 9.1%
11 lbs / $ 20.98
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 2.00 		Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 60 min 15.01 50%
1 oz Mosaic1 oz Mosaic Hops $ 3.00 / oz
$ 3.00 		Leaf/Whole 12.5 Whirlpool at 165 °F 10 min 50%
2 oz / $ 5.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.20 / each
$ 0.20 		Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Gelatin Fining Kegging 0 min.
3 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 0.20
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.80 / each
$ 4.80
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
$ 4.80 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.25 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Strike 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
2.83 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 5.5 22  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.34 g | 25.4 qt) 6.38 25.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.91 g | 15.7 qt) 2.13 8.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.79 g | 31.2 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Top off amount 0.04 0.2  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.63 30.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Gentlemen's Preferred Blonde" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Mason Rackley. All Grain, ABV 5.04%, IBU 15.01, SRM 3.66, Fermentables: (Extra Pale Maris Otter, Premium Pilsner, Vienna Malt, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Tettnanger, Mosaic) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Salt, Whirlfloc, Gelatin, Lactic acid)
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