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My Kentucky Blonde

175 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.67 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 15th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Thomas Fawcett - Golden Promise Pale Ale Malt8 lb Golden Promise Pale Ale Malt $ 2.20 / lb
$ 17.60 		36.8 2.65 68.1%
1 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt $ 2.70 / lb
$ 2.70 		37 25 8.5%
1 lb Torrified Wheat1 lb Torrified Wheat $ 1.99 / lb
$ 1.99 		36 2 8.5%
0.75 lb Rice Hulls0.75 lb Rice Hulls $ 1.99 / lb
$ 1.49 		0 0 6.4%
1 lb Raw Honey1 lb Raw Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 38 20 8.5%
11.75 lbs / $ 23.78
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 1.25 		Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 12.34 50%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 1.25 		Pellet 6 Boil 15 min 6.12 50%
1 oz / $ 2.50
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 each Vanilla Bean Spice Secondary 5 days
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.35 / each
$ 0.35 		Fining Boil 15 min.
$ 0.35
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 91 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5.8 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Strike 166 °F 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.49 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.49 qt/lb 4 16  
Mash volume with grains 4.86 19.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.3 g | 17.2 qt) 4.26 17  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.71 g | 26.8 qt) 6.67 26.7  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 8.26 33.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes
  • Second Rack @ Ferment Day 5, Rested on 3 split Vanilla beans
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