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Belgian Blond

236 calories 20 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Bob Landry
Calories: 236 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 20th 2023
1.072
1.012
7.9%
22.3
6.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner18 lb Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 76.6%
3 lb Cane Sugar3 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 12.8%
2 lb Aromatic Malt2 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 8.5%
0.50 lb American - White Wheat0.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 2.1%
23.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.20 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2.2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 5.4 Boil 60 min 22.31 100%
2.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Monastary Ale Yeast WLP500
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 232 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 43.27 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Waterford, MI water, carbon filtered.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.84 gal Strike 166 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.33 gal (49.33 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.33 gal (1.33 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.41 25.6  
Mash volume with grains 8.05 32.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.56 -10.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.52 g | 34.1 qt) 10.18 40.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.22 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.33 g | 49.3 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 16.59 66.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brew date Nov. 24. 2023

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