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American Blonde Base

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.63 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mike McGovern
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 3rd 2025
1.050
1.012
4.9%
26.6
6.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 43.5%
10 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale10 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 43.5%
1 lb Viking - Munich Light1 lb Munich Light 36 6 4.3%
1 lb Briess - Victory Malt1 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 4.3%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.3%
23 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Centennial1.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 25.11 42.9%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Boil 1 min 1.44 57.1%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 197 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-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.63 gal (54.53 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.63 gal (6.53 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 18.6 gal (74.38 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.16 gal (40.64 qt) and adding 6.6 gal (26.38 qt) sparge/top-off. 16.76 67  
Strike water volume 16.76 67  
Mash volume with grains 18.6 74.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.88 -11.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 13.63 54.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Volume into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 16.76 67
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Blonde Base" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Mike McGovern. BIAB, ABV 4.9%, IBU 26.55, SRM 6, Fermentables: (Pilsner, United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale, Munich Light, Victory Malt, American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Centennial, Citra)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-03-04 21:34 UTC