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American Blonde (Crystal)

150 calories 13.8 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: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday October 5th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 72.7%
1 lb Weyermann - Carafoam1 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 9.1%
1 lb Munich - Light 10L1 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 9.1%
0.50 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.5 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 4.5%
0.50 lb Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 4.5%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.20 oz Apollo0.2 oz Apollo Hops Pellet 20 Boil 60 min 15.27 14.3%
0.20 oz Apollo0.2 oz Apollo Hops Pellet 20 Boil 15 min 7.58 14.3%
1 oz Charles Faram - Crystal1 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 3.42 71.4%
1.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.75 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 4.4 17.6  
Mash volume with grains 5.28 21.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.28 g | 17.1 qt) 3.73 14.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.05 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Blonde (Crystal)" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Brewer #215502. All Grain, ABV 4.89%, IBU 26.27, SRM 4.57, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Carafoam, Munich - Light 10L, Acidulated Malt, Flaked Corn) Hops: (Apollo, Crystal) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate))
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  • Last Updated: 2021-10-05 17:36 UTC