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Bodacious Blonde

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.83 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 7th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb US - Pale 2-Row7.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 62.5%
1 lb Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit 35 23 8.3%
3 lb German - Vienna3 lb Vienna 37 4 25%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.2%
12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Willamette0.75 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 11.81 37.5%
0.50 oz Sterling0.5 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 9.1 Boil 10 min 5.41 25%
0.25 oz Sterling0.25 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 9.1 Boil 1 min 0.32 12.5%
0.25 oz Willamette0.25 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 20 min 2.38 12.5%
0.25 oz Sterling0.25 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 9.1 Boil 5 min 1.49 12.5%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Mash 15 min.
1.40 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1.20 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.80 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1.20 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.20 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.20 g Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
3.10 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Ale Yeast Blend WLP060
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
44 7 41 59 63 32
Reverse osmosis with ph ~6.1 to start.

Added during mash:
Gypsum - 1.2g
Calcium Chloride - 1.4g
Epsom Salt - 1.2g
Salt - 0.2g
Baking Soda - 3.0g

Estimated ph during mash ~5.2

Added for sparge
Gypsum - 0.8g
Calcium Chloride - 1.0g
Epsom Salt - 0.8g
Salt - 0.2g

~1.0g Baking soda to raise ph for boil

Estimated Boil ph - ~5.1 - 5.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.75 gal Strike 154 °F 154 °F 60 min
3.25 gal Sparge 168 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.5 18  
Mash volume with grains 5.46 21.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.08 20.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.83 31.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6.25 25  
Going into fermentor 6.25 25  
Total: 9.58 38.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bodacious Blonde" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Jisslicious. All Grain, ABV 5.18%, IBU 21.41, SRM 6.16, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Biscuit, Vienna, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Willamette, Sterling) Other: (Irish Moss, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Baking Soda)
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