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Summer Blonde Ale

178 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 6th 2017
1.054
1.012
5.4%
18.1
4.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row16.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 84.6%
1.50 lb American - White Wheat1.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 7.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 5.1%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.6%
19.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Columbus0.4 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 45 min 10.91 40%
0.20 oz Columbus0.2 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 15 min 2.95 20%
0.40 oz Columbus0.4 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Whirlpool at 200 °F 0 min 4.28 40%
1 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:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 185 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
6g Gypsum 1.5 tsp
10g CaCl2 3 tsp
1g NaCl .17 tsp
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.1 gal Temperature -- 148 °F 60 min
8.5 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.41 gal (49.65 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.41 gal (1.65 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.09 24.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.65 30.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.44 -9.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.01 g | 36 qt) 10.69 42.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.41 g | 49.7 qt) 14.1 56.4  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 10.52 42.1  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 16.79 67.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Blonde Ale" Blonde Ale beer recipe by Eltoasto. All Grain, ABV 5.44%, IBU 18.14, SRM 4.34, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, White Wheat, Caramel / Crystal 15L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Columbus)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-09-16 14:34 UTC