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Polar Bear Blonde

144 calories 14.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Sean
Calories: 144 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 5th 2016
1.044
1.010
4.5%
29.8
4.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb American - Pale 2-Row16 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 78%
1.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 7.3%
1.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 7.3%
1.50 lb American - Vienna1.5 lb Vienna 35 4 7.3%
20.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Centennial0.6 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.5 Boil 60 min 11.04 20%
0.75 oz Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9.5 Boil 35 min 11.43 25%
0.75 oz Ahtanum0.75 oz Ahtanum Hops Pellet 6 Boil 20 min 5.28 25%
0.90 oz Ahtanum0.9 oz Ahtanum Hops Pellet 6 Boil 5 min 2.08 30%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 228 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.7 gal 162f Temperature -- 150 °F 60 min
9.5 gal Sparge -- 182 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.69 30.8  
Mash volume with grains 9.33 37.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.56 -10.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.74 g | 31 qt) 8.13 32.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.61 g | 50.5 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 15.81 63.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Polar Bear Blonde" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Sean. All Grain, ABV 4.47%, IBU 29.83, SRM 4.36, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Caramel / Crystal 10L, Vienna) Hops: (Centennial, Ahtanum) Other: (whirfloc)
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