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Blonde Honey Ale

134 calories 12.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Jojo
Calories: 134 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 16th 2013
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43.16
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb Root Shoot Malting - Genie Pale 2-Row6.5 lb Genie Pale 2-Row $ 3.00 / lb
$ 19.50 		36 2 81.3%
0.50 lb Briess - Organic Caramel Malt - 20L0.5 lb Organic Caramel Malt - 20L $ 3.49 / lb
$ 1.75 		33.6 20 6.3%
0.50 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt $ 4.59 / lb
$ 2.30 		37 25 6.3%
8 oz Honey8 oz Honey - (late boil kettle addition) $ 0.90 / oz
$ 7.20 		35 2 6.3%
8 lbs / $ 30.74
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Citra0.25 oz Citra Hops $ 3.69 / oz
$ 0.92 		Pellet 11 Boil 45 min 10.44 12.5%
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops $ 3.69 / oz
$ 1.85 		Pellet 14.25 Boil 10 min 10.68 25%
0.75 oz Citra0.75 oz Citra Hops $ 3.69 / oz
$ 2.77 		Pellet 11 Boil 0 min 37.5%
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops $ 3.69 / oz
$ 1.85 		Pellet 14.25 Boil 0 min 25%
2 oz / $ 7.38
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 0 min.
3 g Irish Moss Fining Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.04 / each
$ 5.04
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
69 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required
$ 5.04 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.37
 
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
2.49 gal Strike 168 °F 153 °F 40 min
0.5 gal Infusion 210 °F 153 °F 40 min
5.5 gal Fly Sparge 185 °F 169 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 53 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 2.49 10  
Mash volume with grains 3.09 12.4  
Grain absorption losses -0.94 -3.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.1 g | 24.4 qt) 5.69 22.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.41 g | 29.6 qt) 7 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.04 0.2  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.19 32.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add honey at the end of the boil.

Brewing for local home brew club competition March 2025.

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