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Flying Blind - Lemon Meringue Saison

177 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Saison
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.66 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Mike 4/24/16
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 21st 2016
1.054
1.011
5.7%
20.2
9.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Belgian - Pale Ale10 lb Pale Ale 38 3.4 93%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 7%
10.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Hersbrucker2.5 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 1.7 Boil 60 min 16.44 71.4%
0.50 oz Hersbrucker0.5 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 1.7 Boil 20 min 1.99 14.3%
0.50 oz Tettnanger0.5 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.74 14.3%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
0.13 tsp cardamom (crushed) Spice Boil 5 min.
1 each lemon zest Flavor Boil 5 min.
2 oz absolute vodka Other Kegging 30 days
1 each lemon zest Flavor Kegging 30 days
1 each Vanilla bean Flavor Kegging 30 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Saison 3724
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
70 - 95 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
78 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 265 B cells required
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Priming
Method: forced carbonation       Amount: 10 psi      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Walmart spring water...
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal ST 159.53/sparge 5.0 gal Sparge -- 149 °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 4.03 16.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.89 19.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.44 g | 17.8 qt) 4.22 16.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.88 g | 27.5 qt) 6.66 26.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 8.25 33
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast MFG 3-24-16...Starter 4.5oz DME/ 2 cups spring water. Made a lemon/vanilla bean extract on 4/23/16.BG 1.043 OG 1.052
FG 1.008 5.8% ABV . Only chilled to 88F and pitched yeast. Wrapped with a towel...Basement temp 70F. Fermentation stalled had to wrap with heater 85-90F. 5/21/16 racked to secondary....Kegged with lemon and vanilla bean extract 6/19/16...

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