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Blonde Ale

203 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 110 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 40% (brew house)
Source: Daniel Errante
Calories: 203 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 3rd 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner10 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 48.2%
5 lb American - Wheat5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 24.1%
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 24.1%
12 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)12 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.6%
20.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Perle1 oz Perle Hops Pellet 5.2 Boil 45 min 20.03 33.3%
0.75 oz Tettnang0.75 oz Tettnang Hops Pellet 4 Boil 45 min 11.56 25%
0.25 oz Tettnang0.25 oz Tettnang Hops Pellet 4 Boil 15 min 2.08 8.3%
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 5 min 3.18 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 oz Whirlfloc Fining Boil 25 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch II 2575
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
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
7 gal Infusion 150 °F 150 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 9.08 36.3  
Mash volume with grains 10.74 43  
Grain absorption losses -2.59 -10.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.63 g | 6.5 qt) 1.77 7.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.86 g | 31.5 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -2.75 -11  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5 20  
Total: 10.84 43.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed 10/19/19

  • 12pm - get 20 gallons in HLT to 164 degrees
  • 1:39pm - mash in at 150 degrees, 7 gallons
  • Mash pH 5.2
  • Mash at 150 1 hour
  • 3pm - Mash out at 175 degrees

    Boil 90 mins
  • 1oz perle 5.2AA @ 60 mins
  • 3/4 oz tettnang 4.0AA @ 60 mins
  • 5 whirfloc @ 25 mins. Bunch of protein in boil because of new grain mill
  • 1/4 oz tettnang 4.0AA @ 15 mins
  • 1oz hallertau 3.8AA @ 6 mins

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  • Ended up with about 5 gallons in 6.5 gallon carboy. Lots of headspace. Pitched at 73 degrees. OG was 1.061. Fermentation was vigorous even with the excess headspace and blowing through the airlock. Next morning gravity dropped to 10.54 and temperature dropped to 68. Temperature rose again the following couple days to around 70. After 3 days put the carboy in a water bath and temperature dropped to 64.
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