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Blonde Belgian ale

254 calories 22.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 254 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 28th 2019
1.077
1.014
8.4%
43.7
5.6
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb Belgian - Pilsner30 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 83.3%
4 lb German - Rye4 lb Rye 38 3.5 11.1%
2 lb United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats2 lb Golden Naked Oats 33 10 5.6%
36 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Spalt3 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 19.2 30%
4 oz Spalt4 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 15.5 40%
3 oz Mount Hood3 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Whirlpool 0 min 8.99 30%
10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 297 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-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.88 gal (55.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.88 gal (7.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.38 gal (65.52 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.12 gal (36.48 qt) and adding 4.38 gal (17.52 qt) sparge/top-off. 13.5 54  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 13.5 54  
Mash volume with grains 16.38 65.5  
Grain absorption losses -4.5 -18  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.13 g | 20.5 qt) 6.25 25  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.88 g | 55.5 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1.1  
Post boil Volume 12.11 48.5  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.11 -0.5  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 19.75 79
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

164F strike water temp
12 gallons of mash water needed
9 gallons of sparge water

RO water
1 campden tab
2 teaspoon gypsum
2 tsp lactic acid
2 teaspoon calcium chloride

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