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Lemon Drop Blonde Ale

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.71 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 3rd 2015
1.050
1.012
5.1%
25.4
4.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 90.1%
0.50 lb German - Vienna0.5 lb Vienna 37 4 5.6%
6 oz Belgian - CaraVienne6 oz CaraVienne 34 20 4.2%
8.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.2 Boil 60 min 25.41 25%
1.50 oz Lemon drop1.5 oz Lemon drop Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 0 min 75%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
59 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 86 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
I use 5.2 pH stabilizer in the mash.My water's pH is 6.4.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13.1 qt Infusion -- 150 °F 70 min
20 qt Batch sparge twice with 2.5 gal. of boiling water. Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.33 13.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.04 16.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.11 -4.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.61 g | 22.4 qt) 5.74 23  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.58 g | 30.3 qt) 7.71 30.8  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 9.07 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Lemon Drop Blonde Ale" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Rowdy Brewer. All Grain, ABV 5.12%, IBU 25.41, SRM 4.22, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Vienna, CaraVienne) Hops: (Simcoe, Lemon drop)
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