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Blonde Ale v3

209 calories 19.4 g 568 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 92 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 97.5 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Block Brewery
Calories: 209 calories (Per 568ml)
Carbs: 19.4 g (Per 568ml)
Created: Monday February 13th 2017
1.040
1.008
4.1%
24.7
5.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.50 kg German - Bohemian Pilsner10.5 kg Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 61.8%
2 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 15L2 kg Crystal 15L 34 15 11.8%
2 kg Flaked Wheat2 kg Flaked Wheat 34 2 11.8%
2.50 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale2.5 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 14.7%
17 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
100 g Chinook100 g Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 6.87 First Wort 0 min 11.73 36.4%
75 g Cascade75 g Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 4.8 Boil 30 min 7.75 27.3%
100 g Cascade100 g Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 4.8 Whirlpool 15 min 5.22 36.4%
275 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 690 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Campden tablet added to mash water.
100ml CRS
Light and hoppy profile used. Salts applied to match.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 66 °C 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 99.08 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 53.68 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 53.72 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 34.18 L and adding 8.32 L sparge/top-off. 42.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 42.5
Mash volume with grains 53.7
Grain absorption losses -17
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 74.5 L) 72.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 99.1 L) 97.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.9
Post boil Volume 92.5
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.5
Going into fermentor 92
Total: 115.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Caragold instead of Crystal 15L.
A light, crisp easy drinking blonde ale.

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