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Best Blonde Ale

164 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: (Your Name here)
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 18th 2017
1.050
1.011
5.2%
17.3
3.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.19 lb American - Pale 2-Row10.19 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 100%
10.19 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 17.29 50%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Whirlpool at 160 °F 0 min 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
2.13 oz Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 211 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.82 gal Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
5.66 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 45 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 3.82 15.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.64 18.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.27 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.28 g | 21.1 qt) 5.2 20.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.58 g | 30.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 6.04 24.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.02 36.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1 ML 88% latic acid = .16 mash ph points

Grayton Beach 30A
13 IBU
4.6 ABV
The perfect beach beer. Crisp and dry with a fruity sweetness.
Classic noble hop characteristics paired with subtle malt sweetness yield a perfectly balanced, crisp and refreshing blonde ale
Willamette has an orange rind kind of bitterness to it
SRM 3

This Recipe
OG: 1.050 (12.5 ° P)
FG: 1.011 (2.8 ° P)
ADF: 78%
IBU: 20
Color: 4 SRM (8 EBC)
Alcohol: 5.2% ABV (4.1% ABW) Boil:
60 minutes




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