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American Honey

157 calories 14.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Brandon Pflipsen
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 157 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 16th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.50 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row15.5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 79.5%
1.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 6.4%
1.50 lb Honey Malt1.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 7.7%
1.25 lb Honey1.25 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 35 2 6.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh3 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.1 Boil 60 min 22.69 100%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.34 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 75 min.
4.77 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 75 min.
1.73 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 75 min.
2.05 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
4.17 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 15 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 174 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Blonde Ale
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
56 0 0 70 40 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.67 gal Strike 161 °F 152 °F 75 min
7.58 gal Batch Sparge 180 °F 165 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.9 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.89 gal (47.58 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.9 qt/lb 8.67 34.7  
Mash volume with grains 10.13 40.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.28 -9.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.37 g | 25.5 qt) 7.86 31.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.51 g | 50 qt) 14 56  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.11 0.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 12.5 50  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.5 g | 50 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.53 66.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Honey" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Brandon Pflipsen. All Grain, ABV 5.07%, IBU 22.69, SRM 5.84, Fermentables: (Brewers Malt 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 10L, Honey Malt, Honey) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Lactic acid)
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