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Summer Ale

148 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday May 14th 2015
1.045
1.010
4.7%
7.8
5.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 31.8%
1.50 lb Flaked Wheat1.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 6.8%
6 lb German - Pale Wheat6 lb Pale Wheat 39 1.5 27.3%
2.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L2.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 11.4%
5 lb German - Pale Ale5 lb Pale Ale 39 2.3 22.7%
22 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.20 oz Saaz1.2 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 2.4 Boil 60 min 4.73 34.8%
0.75 oz Saaz0.75 oz Saaz Hops Leaf/Whole 2.4 Boil 10 min 1.07 21.7%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 10 min 1.34 14.5%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 2 min 0.63 29%
3.45 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Grains Of Paradise Spice Boil 10 min.
2 oz Lemon Zest Flavor Other 2 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.13 gal (52.52 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.13 gal (4.52 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.88 27.5  
Mash volume with grains 8.64 34.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.75 -11  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.25 g | 37 qt) 9.13 36.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.13 g | 52.5 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 11.5 46  
Going into fermentor 11.5 46  
Total: 16 64
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Wyeast East Coast Ale WLP008

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