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Cara Cara Blonde

137 calories 13.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: Donny Raisanen Jr.
Calories: 137 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 2nd 2016
1.042
1.009
4.3%
31.8
4.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row8.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 94.4%
0.50 lb Belgian - CaraVienne0.5 lb CaraVienne 34 20 5.6%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.75 oz Goldings1.75 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 31.79 100%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 oz Ginger Spice Boil 5 min.
5 each Cara Cara Other Primary 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.25 gal Temperature -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total strike volume 8.48 33.9  
Mash volume with grains 9.2 36.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 7.1 28.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.53 g | 22.1 qt) 5.5 22  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.48 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

For the cara cara's, I zest 1 orange per gallon with a microplane, and soak them in a little vodka for about a day and then dump the whole thing in and leave it for 10 days.

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  • Last Updated: 2016-12-08 20:34 UTC