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Belgian Blonde

202 calories 20.9 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 55 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 63.95 liters
Post Boil Size: 59 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 14.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 16.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 202 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 20.9 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday March 12th 2025
16.0 °P
4.2 °P
6.5%
23.3
5.9
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 kg Gladfield - Pilsner Malt6 kg Pilsner Malt 37.7 1.93 38.8%
6 kg Gladfield - American Ale Malt6 kg American Ale Malt 37.3 2.54 38.8%
1.25 kg Weyermann - Munich Type I1.25 kg Munich Type I 38 6 8.1%
0.50 kg Briess - Victory Malt0.5 kg Victory Malt 34.5 28 3.2%
0.70 kg Rice Hulls0.7 kg Rice Hulls 0 0 4.5%
1 kg Cane Sugar1 kg Cane Sugar 46 0 6.5%
15.45 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Magnum40 g Magnum Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 60 min 20.99 44.4%
50 g Styrian Goldings50 g Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 5 min 2.3 55.6%
90 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6.10 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.90 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.40 g bioglucanase Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.30 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
3.40 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
15 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
5 g Whirlfloc tablet Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 309 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse Osmosis
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
43.4 L Strike 72 °C 66 °C 60 min
37.9 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 61.15 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 15.75 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 52.89 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 35.86 L and adding 7.49 L sparge/top-off. 43.4
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 43.4
Mash volume with grains 52.9
Grain absorption losses -14.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 32.5 L) 35.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.6
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 61.2 L) 64
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 55 L) 59
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 59 L) 55
Total: 78.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Blonde" Belgian Blond Ale beer recipe by bainluke@yahoo.com. All Grain, ABV 6.45%, IBU 23.3, SRM 5.85, Fermentables: (Pilsner Malt, American Ale Malt, Munich Type I, Victory Malt, Rice Hulls, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Magnum, Styrian Goldings) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Lactic acid, bioglucanase, Yeast Nutrient, Whirlfloc tablet)
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