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Belgian Blonde

224 calories 21 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: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: CraftBeer&Brewing March 2017
Calories: 224 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 27th 2018
1.068
1.014
7.0%
28.5
6.7
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Belgian - Pilsner5.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 40.7%
5.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 40.7%
1 lb Belgian - Munich1 lb Munich 38 6 7.4%
0.50 lb American - Victory0.5 lb Victory - (late boil kettle addition) 34 28 3.7%
1 lb Cane Sugar1 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 7.4%
13.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g Sorachi Ace28 g Sorachi Ace Hops Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 20.81 50%
14 g Styrian Goldings14 g Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 60 min 6.42 25%
14 g Styrian Goldings14 g Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 5 min 1.28 25%
56 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Ardennes 3522
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 85 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
4 gypsum
2 Epsom
3 CaCL
8 Chalk
1 Baking Soda
ph adjust with 2ml lactic acid in mash
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 151 °F 60 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 4.69 18.8  
Mash volume with grains 5.69 22.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.13 g | 16.5 qt) 4.55 18.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.07 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.24 37
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Starter pitched at 64'

Raise temp 1 degree per day at day 5

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