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"Strawblosion" Strawberry Blonde Ale

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Porter's Pub
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 2nd 2017
1.050
1.012
5.0%
17.5
4.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 94.1%
10 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 10L10 oz Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 5.9%
10.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 17.54 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5.50 lb Strawberries Other Secondary 7 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 152 °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 3.98 15.9  
Mash volume with grains 4.83 19.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.33 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.63 g | 18.5 qt) 5.09 20.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.08 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Delicious Blonde Ale. Started with 6 lbs of fresh Florida strawberries, frozen, then pureed. Ended with 5.5 lbs strawberries. Racked beer to secondary at 7 days, and added strawberries in several fine mesh hop bags. I was anticipating a reinvigorated fermentation, but what I got was much more than expected. Despite using a bucket with lots of head space, the airlock clogged, and at some point so much pressure developed that it blew the lid off the bucket and sprayed strawberry bits all over my closet. Something to consider for next time- use a blow off tube!

Great tasting. Friends loved it, definitely a beer to make again.

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