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Blonde Ale - Ruby

164 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 16 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: KP
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 9th 2022
1.050
1.010
5.2%
17.4
5.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb German - Pale Ale24 lb Pale Ale 39 2.3 85.7%
3 lb German - Vienna3 lb Vienna 37 4 10.7%
1 lb Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 3.6%
28 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 9.35 11.1%
4 oz Mosaic4 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Whirlpool at 180 °F 15 min 8.08 88.9%
4.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
14 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
14 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.32 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.07 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1 g Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
0.50 g Campden Tablets Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 554 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 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
11 gal strike temp 166 Strike 166 °F 154 °F 60 min
13 gal Fly Sparge 180 °F 180 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 66 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.42 gal (69.68 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.42 gal (21.68 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.74 gal (50.96 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.76 gal (39.04 qt) and adding 0.74 gal (2.96 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.5 42  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.5 42  
Mash volume with grains 12.74 51  
Grain absorption losses -3.5 -14  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.67 g | 42.7 qt) 13.75 55  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.42 g | 69.7 qt) 20.5 82  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 15.9 g | 63.6 qt) 16 64  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.15 -0.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 15.85 g | 63.4 qt) 15.75 63  
Total: 24.25 97
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Blonde Ale - Ruby" Blonde Ale beer recipe by KP. All Grain, ABV 5.18%, IBU 17.44, SRM 5.01, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Vienna, Honey Malt) Hops: (Magnum, Mosaic) Other: (Irish Moss, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid, Campden Tablets)
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