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Light Summer Ale

135 calories 13.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Brewtopia hbt
Calories: 135 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 18th 2015
1.041
1.010
4.0%
18.6
3.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light4.5 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 81.8%
1 lb Rice Syrup Solids1 lb Rice Syrup Solids 37 1 18.2%
5.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Willamette1.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 18.57 75%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Dry Hop 14 days 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 75 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.62 g | 26.5 qt) 2.57 10.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.43 1.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 2.57 10.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Procedure:
60 minute boil. Ferment 1 week at 70 degrees, transfer to secondary and dry hop 2 weeks.
I have also used Wyeast 2565 (Kölsch Yeast) with good results.

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  • Last Updated: 2015-01-18 19:57 UTC