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Lemon Drop Blonde

184 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: George Odom
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday December 18th 2017
1.056
1.012
5.8%
38.5
3.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row9.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 95%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 29.46 57.1%
0.50 oz lemon drop0.5 oz lemon drop Hops Pellet 6 Boil 20 min 6.86 28.6%
0.25 oz lemon drop0.25 oz lemon drop Hops Pellet 6 Whirlpool at 195 °F 0 min 2.14 14.3%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Ale Yeast Blend WLP060
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 137 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Dortmund (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
250 20 10 100 300 340
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 qt 1gal batch sparge Fly Sparge -- 150 °F 70 min
4 qt 1 gal batch sparge Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 71 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 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.57 g | 18.3 qt) 4.25 17  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.82 g | 27.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.26 21  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.01 -0  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 8 32
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Lemon Drop Blonde" American Light Lager beer recipe by George Odom. All Grain, ABV 5.76%, IBU 38.46, SRM 3.47, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Northern Brewer, lemon drop)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-12-18 06:29 UTC