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DMBB

180 calories 20.4 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
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 16th 2018
1.054
1.016
5.1%
2.6
4.2
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb US - Pale 2-Row8.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 75.6%
0.75 lb American - White Wheat0.75 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 6.7%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 4.4%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 8.9%
0.50 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.5 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 4.4%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 0 min 50%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 2.56 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6.25 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.75 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.43 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.37 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Water was 7 gallons of distilled water

Mash water addtions:
2.75 Tsp of Gypsum
6.25 Tsp of Calcium Choloride
1.43 ML of Lactic Acid

Sparge Water: .78 Ml Lactic acid
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17 qt Strike Temp 162 Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
6 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.03 16.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.89 19.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.56 g | 18.2 qt) 5.02 20.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
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 (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.05 36.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1 oz of Hazelnut and Caramel coffee to keg for 20 hours after carbonatiion.

.50 lbs lactose was added with 5 minutes left in the boil.

Higher than normal effeciency this time.
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Absolutely the best beer I've ever made. Made it 5 times tweeking the recipe everytime. Might be done tweeking.

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