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Spirit Walker

115 calories 6.9 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: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Mohaynow
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 115 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 6.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 30th 2022
1.036
1.002
4.5%
71.3
3.6
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Great Western - Premium 2-Row6 lb Premium 2-Row 37 2 89.7%
2 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 15L2 oz Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 1.9%
4 oz Aromatic Malt4 oz Aromatic Malt 35 20 3.7%
2 oz American - Wheat2 oz Wheat 38 1.8 1.9%
3 oz German - Acidulated Malt3 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.8%
107 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.5 First Wort 0 min 25.47 7.7%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 60 min 25.47 7.7%
0.25 oz Amarillo0.25 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 30 min 5.95 3.8%
0.25 oz Amarillo0.25 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 7.6 Boil 15 min 3.84 3.8%
0.50 oz Mosaic0.5 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 14.5 Boil 5 min 5.89 7.7%
0.50 oz Mosaic0.5 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 14.5 Whirlpool at 200 °F 20 min 4.64 7.7%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 7.6 Dry Hop 5 days 7.7%
1.50 oz Mosaic1.5 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 14.5 Dry Hop 5 days 23.1%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 5 days 30.8%
6.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Alpha Amylase Other Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
95%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5.3 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.75 gal Strike 161 °F 145 °F 60 min
5 gal Batch Sparge -- 170 °F --
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 3.34 13.4  
Mash volume with grains 3.88 15.5  
Grain absorption losses -0.84 -3.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.84 g | 19.3 qt) 4.74 19  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.52 g | 22.1 qt) 6 24  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.98 g | 23.9 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.09 32.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Big starter, get the final gravity down. Use alpha amylase in the mash if you want, to help conversion. And Brutzyme near the end of fermentation to help get that FG down real low.

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