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Centra Blond

Created: Wednesday February 5th 2025
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248 calories 21.2 g .5 L
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Robert James
Calories: 248 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 21.2 g (Per .5L)
1.054
1.009
5.9%
41.9
5.6
n/a
8.41
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.45 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise3.45 kg Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise £ 1.73 / kg
£ 5.97 		37 2.4 82%
576 g Simpsons - Munich Malt576 g Munich Malt 36.8 8 13.7%
180 g Weyermann - Carahell180 g Carahell 34 10 4.3%
4,206 g / £ 5.97
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 g Centennial6 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 8.75 6%
6 g Citra6 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 60 min 9.63 6%
6 g Centennial6 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 30 min 6.73 6%
6 g Citra6 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 30 min 7.4 6%
6 g Barth-Haas - Centennial6 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil 15 min 4.56 6%
6 g Citra6 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 15 min 4.78 6%
12 g Barth-Haas - Centennial12 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil 0 min 12%
12 g Citra12 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 0 min 12%
40 g Citra40 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 7 days 40%
100 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Protafloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
£ 2.44 / each
£ 2.44
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 84 B cells required
£ 2.44 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.58 bar       Temp: 20 °C       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
16.5 L Infusion 66 °C 66 °C 60 min
10.5 L Fly Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 12.6
Mash volume with grains 15.4
Grain absorption losses -4.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.5 L) 13.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24 L) 21
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 18
Going into fermentor 18
Total: 26.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Centra Blond" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Robert James. All Grain, ABV 5.86%, IBU 41.85, SRM 5.56, Fermentables: ( Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise, Munich Malt, Carahell) Hops: (Centennial, Citra) Other: (Protafloc)
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