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Brilliant Blond

240 calories 21.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Calories: 240 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 8th 2020
1.073
1.014
7.8%
26.1
5.0
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13.25 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner13.25 lb Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 86.9%
1 lb German - Wheat Malt1 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 6.6%
0.25 lb Briess - American - Aromatic Malt0.25 lb American - Aromatic Malt 35 20 1.6%
0.75 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L)0.75 lb Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear/Blond (0L) - (late boil kettle addition) 38 0 4.9%
15.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.80 oz Domestic Hallertau1.8 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.4 Boil 60 min 22.83 70.6%
0.75 oz Tettnanger0.75 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 10 min 3.25 29.4%
2.55 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Camden Water Agt Other 0 min.
2 tsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Trappist Ale Yeast WLP500
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77.5%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 369 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
charleston Nov 2018
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
19 qt Stike Water = 164 Strike 164 °F 150 °F 60 min
20 qt Fly Sparge 185 °F 168 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 60 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 4.71 18.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.87 23.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.38 g | 17.5 qt) 6.35 25.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 9 36  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.06 0.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.7 26.8  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.7 g | 26.8 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 11.06 44.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brew Day 1-14-2020
Add Sugar at 15 minutes in boil
Pitch at 64-65
Raise Temp to 69-70 over 3 days

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  • Last Updated: 2020-01-15 12:54 UTC