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Zulu Blonde

153 calories 13.2 g 14 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22.73 gallons
Post Boil Size: 21.33 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 86%
Calories: 153 calories (Per 14oz)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 14oz)
Created: Wednesday October 2nd 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
28 lb Castle Malting - Château Pale Ale28 lb Château Pale Ale 38 3.4 82.4%
2 lb Castle Malting - Château Cara Blond2 lb Château Cara Blond 34 8 5.9%
4 lb Bestmalz - BEST Wheat Malt4 lb BEST Wheat Malt 37.7 2.2 11.8%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Southern Promise1 oz Southern Promise Hops Pellet 10.4 Boil 60 min 8.75 16.7%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Southern Promise2 oz Southern Promise Hops Pellet 10.4 Boil 15 min 8.68 33.3%
1 oz Artisan - Mandarina Bavaria1 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 10.4 Boil 10 min 3.17 16.7%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Southern Promise2 oz Southern Promise Hops Pellet 10.4 Whirlpool 20 min 3.8 33.3%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
11 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
17 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10.13 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
11.46 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
4 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 317 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
14.48 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 22.23 gal (88.9 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 10.23 gal (40.9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.47 gal (61.88 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.28 gal (37.12 qt) and adding 3.47 gal (13.88 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.75 51  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 12.75 51  
Mash volume with grains 15.47 61.9  
Grain absorption losses -4.25 -17  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 13.98 g | 55.9 qt) 14.48 57.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 22.23 g | 88.9 qt) 22.73 90.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20.58 g | 82.3 qt) 21.33 85.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.08 -0.3  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21.26 g | 85 qt) 20.5 82  
Total: 27.23 108.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Zulu Blonde" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Brewman Martin. All Grain, ABV 5.07%, IBU 24.4, SRM 5.01, Fermentables: (Château Pale Ale, Château Cara Blond, BEST Wheat Malt) Hops: (Southern Promise, Mandarina Bavaria) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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