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Cucumber Blonde Ale

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: Tom Johnson
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 10th 2018
1.052
1.012
5.3%
34.5
4.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise9.5 lb Golden Promise 37 3 100%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Warrior0.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 45 min 26.28 20%
2 oz Lemon Drop2 oz Lemon Drop Hops Pellet 6 Hopback at 165 °F 15 min 8.17 80%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
16 oz Cucumber Flavor Secondary 1 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
58 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 134 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
12g Gypsum ~3.8 tsp

7g Calcium chloride ~2.0 tsp
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Temperature -- 150 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 3.33 13.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.09 16.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.83 g | 19.3 qt) 4.36 17.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.72 g | 26.9 qt) 6.25 25  
Boil off losses -1.13 -4.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.58 22.3  
Hops absorption losses (hopback) -0.08 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.69 30.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add 1" cubed cucumber for 24-36 hours as a "dry hop".

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  • Last Updated: 2018-07-10 18:10 UTC