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Light Ale

127 calories 12 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.029 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 127 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 2nd 2016
1.039
1.008
4.0%
22.3
6.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.13 lb United Kingdom - Optic3.125 lb Optic 38 2.1 38.2%
1.81 lb American - Pale Ale1.8125 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 22.1%
1 lb American - Vienna1 lb Vienna 35 4 12.2%
1 lb German - Munich Dark1 lb Munich Dark 37 15.5 12.2%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 6.1%
0.50 lb Flaked Corn0.5 lb Flaked Corn 40 0.5 6.1%
0.25 lb German - CaraHell0.25 lb CaraHell 34 11 3.1%
8.19 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 18.84 66.7%
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 3.41 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 71 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.37 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.1 qt Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.07 12.3  
Mash volume with grains 3.73 14.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.02 -4.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.01 g | 24 qt) 6.7 26.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.81 g | 31.2 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.3 25.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.3 g | 25.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.77 39.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

A get some grains used up brew.

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