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Belgian Blonde

204 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.59 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 7% (brew house)
Calories: 204 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 26th 2025
1.063
1.007
7.4%
29.0
7.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 41.7%
5 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 41.7%
1 lb Munich - Light 10L1 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 8.3%
0.50 lb American - Victory0.5 lb Victory 34 28 4.2%
0.50 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)0.5 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L) 38 0 4.2%
12 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Charles Faram - Celeia0.5 oz Celeia Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 0 min 20%
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 29.02 80%
2.50 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® ABBAYE BELGIAN ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
88%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
63 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.31 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.23 20.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.93 g | 15.7 qt) 3.92 15.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
Pre boil volume 6.59 26.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.24 32.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

OG 1.062 on 3/31, FG 1.008 on 4/7- 7.09%, 201.7 calories

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