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Leffe Blonde Clone

218 calories 20.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: Sparky - Homebrew Talk
Calories: 218 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 22nd 2018
1.066
1.014
6.8%
31.5
7.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Belgian - Pilsner11 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 81.5%
0.50 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - Clear (0L)0.5 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - Clear (0L) - (late boil kettle addition) 32 0 3.7%
7 oz Belgian - Aromatic7 oz Aromatic 33 38 3.2%
7 oz Belgian - Biscuit7 oz Biscuit 35 23 3.2%
7 oz German - Acidulated Malt7 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.2%
5 oz Belgian - Munich5 oz Munich 38 6 2.3%
3 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)3 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 1.4%
3 oz Canadian - Honey Malt3 oz Honey Malt 37 25 1.4%
216 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Perle0.6 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 60 min 17.61 40%
0.40 oz Perle0.4 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 30 min 9.02 26.7%
0.50 oz Styrian Goldings0.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 15 min 4.88 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Golden Ale Yeast WLP570
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 252 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.06 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 75 min
5.14 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.06 16.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.1 20.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.82 g | 19.3 qt) 5.31 21.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.01 g | 28 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.04 0.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.38 37.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Step Mash schedule
130F for 10 min.
152F for 70 min.
Sparge out @ 175F for 75 min.

Primary: 10 days
Secondary: 3 weeks

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  • Last Updated: 2018-02-22 20:56 UTC