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Lemon Drop Blonde

188 calories 18.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: J Castillo
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 6th 2016
1.057
1.013
5.8%
25.2
4.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 71.1%
0.50 lb German - CaraFoam0.5 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 4.4%
0.25 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.25 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.2%
2.50 lb American - Vienna2.5 lb Vienna 35 4 22.2%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Lemon Drop1 oz Lemon Drop Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 15 min 10.59 25%
1 oz Lemon Drop1 oz Lemon Drop Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 10 min 7.74 25%
1 oz Lemon Drop1 oz Lemon Drop Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 5 min 4.25 25%
1 oz Lemon Drop1 oz Lemon Drop Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 3 min 2.65 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
55 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 399 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Pilsen (Light Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
7 3 2 5 5 25
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sparge -- 150 °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 4.22 16.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.12 20.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.09 g | 16.4 qt) 3.44 13.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.65 g | 26.6 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.66 30.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Not bad .. easy drinking blonde. Lemon drop hops are not very potent and do not come thru. Would need to dry hop with them as well to develop any aroma or added flavor. Using all chloride worked well.

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