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Nice Fucking Day Belgian Blonde

220 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.29 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: N. Rakovec, B. Trout
Calories: 220 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday August 12th 2023
1.067
1.012
7.2%
15.7
5.1
5.9
0.59
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.75 lb Weyermann - Pilsner4.75 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 33.3%
4.75 lb Great Western - Pure Idaho Pilsen4.75 lb Pure Idaho Pilsen 37.7 1.5 33.3%
26 oz Weyermann - Vienna Malt26 oz Vienna Malt 37 3.5 11.4%
10 oz Aromatic Malt10 oz Aromatic Malt 35 20 4.4%
8 oz Rahr - White Wheat8 oz White Wheat 39.1 3.2 3.5%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 7%
1 lb Cane Sugar1 lb Cane Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0 7%
14.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.20 oz Warrior0.2 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 17.7 Boil 60 min 14.21 16.7%
0.50 oz Strisselspalt0.5 oz Strisselspalt Hops Pellet 3 Boil 10 min 1.31 41.7%
0.50 oz Strisselspalt0.5 oz Strisselspalt Hops Pellet 3 Boil 1 min 0.2 41.7%
1.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.20 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient $ 0.14 / g
$ 0.31 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.28 / each
$ 0.28 		Fining Mash 0 min.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.70 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.90 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1.70 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.90 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.90 g Brewtan B Other Mash 1 hr.
0.90 g Brewtan B Other Boil 10 min.
$ 0.59
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Abby Ale II 1762
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 267 B cells required
Wyeast - Belgian Ardennes 3522
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 85 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 267 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 18.89 psi       Temp: 42 °F       CO2 Level: 3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO
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
4.6 gal Strike 163 °F 151 °F 60 min
4.61 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.59 18.4  
Mash volume with grains 5.57 22.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.53 -6.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.33 g | 17.3 qt) 4.48 17.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.14 g | 28.6 qt) 7.29 29.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.15 0.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 6.25 25  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.25 g | 25 qt) 5.75 23  
Total: 9.07 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ramped ferm temps:
Start at 66
up to 72 after 2 days
ramp to 75 after 3 days
hold at 75

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