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Hot Blonde

244 calories 21.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 244 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday July 3rd 2016
1.074
1.014
7.9%
26.9
4.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb American - Pilsner9.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 77.6%
1.25 lb Cane Sugar1.25 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 10.2%
0.50 lb American - Aromatic Malt0.5 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 4.1%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 4.1%
0.50 lb Finland - Wheat Malt0.5 lb Wheat Malt 38 2 4.1%
12.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 60 min 12.46 37.5%
1.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 25 min 14.44 62.5%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Abbey Ale Yeast WLP530
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 119 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
I have very hard water. I add a half campden tablet to my water.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Fly Sparge -- 153 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.73 g | 18.9 qt) 4.66 18.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.09 0.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.33 g | 29.3 qt) 7.25 29  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.78 35.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Once kegged, added 2 habenaro peppers.
0.5 Oz Irish Moss final 15 minutes. I also add 1 tsp gelatin to the keg to clear.

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