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Bruiser's Legally Blonde Ale

168 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 30th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 86.5%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 8.1%
0.50 lb Flaked Barley0.5 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 5.4%
9.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz Fuggles1.25 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4 First Wort 0 min 14.93 50%
1 oz Nelson Sauvin1 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 1 min 2.66 40%
0.25 oz Nelson Sauvin0.25 oz Nelson Sauvin Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 15 min 7.64 10%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 75 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22 qt Sparge -- 158 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 qt/lb 5.78 23.1  
Mash volume with grains 6.52 26.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.16 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.72 g | 6.9 qt) 2.63 10.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.09 g | 24.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 4.5 18  
Going into fermentor 4.5 18  
Total: 8.41 33.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Holy crap this was good. Rave reviews. Might try upping the late addition hops a bit.

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  • Last Updated: 2015-08-11 21:14 UTC