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Base Blonde #1

149 calories 15.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 3rd 2019
1.045
1.012
4.4%
32.3
5.0
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb German - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 90%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 10%
10 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 6.3 Boil 60 min 25.52 50%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Whirlpool 0 min 6.74 50%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
74%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 74 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
15 qt Steeping -- 154 °F 60 min
12 qt Sparge -- 168 °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 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.33 g | 17.3 qt) 4.75 19  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.04 20.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.5 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
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  • Last Updated: 2019-05-04 00:20 UTC