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GoldDigger Blonde

170 calories 14.7 g 14 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.34 gallons
Post Boil Size: 25.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 86%
Calories: 170 calories (Per 14oz)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 14oz)
Created: Monday February 17th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
37 lb Castle Malting - Château Pale Ale37 lb Château Pale Ale $ 5.94 / lb
$ 219.78 		38 3.4 88.1%
3 lb Bestmalz - BEST Vienna3 lb BEST Vienna $ 6.20 / lb
$ 18.60 		37 3.8 7.1%
2 lb Bestmalz - BEST Caramel Hell2 lb BEST Caramel Hell $ 9.22 / lb
$ 18.44 		34.5 5.4 4.8%
42 lbs / $ 256.82
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo)1 oz Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops $ 16.40 / oz
$ 16.40 		Lupulin Pellet 23.4 Boil 60 min 15.4 11.1%
2 oz Artisan - Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops $ 7.50 / oz
$ 15.00 		Pellet 9 Boil 10 min 4.29 22.2%
2 oz Artisan - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops $ 6.60 / oz
$ 13.20 		Pellet 4.3 Boil 10 min 2.05 22.2%
2 oz Artisan - Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops $ 7.50 / oz
$ 15.00 		Pellet 9 Whirlpool 0 min 2.7 22.2%
2 oz Artisan - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops $ 6.60 / oz
$ 13.20 		Pellet 4.3 Whirlpool 0 min 1.29 22.2%
9 oz / $ 72.80
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
11 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
16.06 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
12.85 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
5 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 426 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.13 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
16.06 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: 26.84 gal (107.35 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 14.84 gal (59.35 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 19.11 gal (76.44 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.64 gal (34.56 qt) and adding 7.11 gal (28.44 qt) sparge/top-off. 15.75 63  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 15.75 63  
Mash volume with grains 19.11 76.4  
Grain absorption losses -5.25 -21  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.59 g | 66.4 qt) 17.09 68.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 26.84 g | 107.4 qt) 27.34 109.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 25.15 g | 100.6 qt) 25.9 103.6  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.15 -0.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 25.75 g | 103 qt) 25 100  
Total: 32.84 131.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"GoldDigger Blonde" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Brewman Martin. All Grain, ABV 5.62%, IBU 25.73, SRM 5.05, Fermentables: (Château Pale Ale, BEST Vienna, BEST Caramel Hell) Hops: (Columbus LupuLN2 (Cryo), Centennial, Cascade) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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