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VBB BLONDE

161 calories 13.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1100 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1206.75 liters
Post Boil Size: 1154.75 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Thursday March 30th 2023
1.053
1.009
5.8%
15.6
12.4
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
215 kg Franco-Belges - Pilsen Malt215 kg Pilsen Malt 39 3.04 78.2%
25 kg Viking - Cara Plus 1025 kg Cara Plus 10 35 12.11 9.1%
25 kg Dingemans - Cara 50 MD25 kg Cara 50 MD 34 51.87 9.1%
10 kg Castle Malting - Château Munich Light10 kg Château Munich Light 34 18.78 3.6%
275 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
400 g Nugget400 g Nugget Hops Pellet 13.077 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 11.74 34.8%
750 g Nugget750 g Nugget Hops Pellet 13.077 Whirlpool at 98 °C 25 min 3.83 65.2%
1,150 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
120 ml Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
120 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
400 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
200 ml Spindasol Water Agt Boil 10 min.
128 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 5043 B cells required
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Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 6311.5 g       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 4.5 g/l
 
Target Water Profile
BUROSSE / DEMU
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
33 5 7 9 7 149
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
915 L Monopalier Strike 71 °C 65 °C 60 min
800 L +130ml lactique Sparge 78 °C 78 °C 60 min
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1111.45 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1066.05 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 1185.25 L 1003.8
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 1003.8
Mash volume with grains 1185.3
Grain absorption losses -275
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 383.6 L) 478.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1111.5 L) 1206.8
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -2
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 1103.8 L) 1154.8
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -3.8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 1151 L) 1100
Total: 1482.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"VBB BLONDE" Belgian Pale Ale beer recipe by Black Bird In Beer. All Grain, ABV 5.81%, IBU 15.57, SRM 12.35, Fermentables: (Pilsen Malt, Cara Plus 10, Cara 50 MD, Château Munich Light) Hops: (Nugget) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid, Spindasol)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-03-30 14:27 UTC