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Father’s Day Belgian Blonde

143 calories 12 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.86 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 143 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 16th 2024
1.044
1.007
4.9%
33.8
5.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pilsner7 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 73.7%
1 lb Munich1 lb Munich 37 6 10.5%
1 lb American - Vienna1 lb Vienna 35 4 10.5%
0.50 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.5 lb Biscuit 35 23 5.3%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil at 198 °F 60 min 30.73 66.7%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil at 198 °F 5 min 3.06 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 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
3.56 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
2.5 gal Vorlauf -- -- --
4.5 gal Batch Sparge 168 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.56 14.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.32 17.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.74 22.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.86 31.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.3 37.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Actual OG 1.042

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  • Last Updated: 2024-06-17 02:08 UTC