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Light Ale

215 calories 21.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.130 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 215 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 23rd 2013
1.065
1.015
6.5%
9.0
5.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Extra Light 37 2.5 66.7%
2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose2 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 22.2%
8 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 15L1 lb Crystal 15L 34 15 11.1%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 6.46 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 5 min 2.58 66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
61 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.04 g | 24.1 qt) 1.98 7.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.04 g | 24.1 qt) 2.06 8.2  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.13 -0.5  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.64 2.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.56 g | 26.2 qt) 2.5 10  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 1.98 7.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is a very nice drinking ale. Ready to bottle or keg in 8 to 10 days but I always follow 1wk primary, 2wks secondary,(you must let the yeast finish and this is where the beer becomes crystal clear) then keg or bottle....If you bottle, let it sit for 2 to 3 weeks minimum. It will be worth the wait! also used 1 whole Whirfloc tablet. All my friends loved this one. Be careful! this stuff will sneak up on you! Prime with 4oz. priming sugar as usual.

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