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Brettwood Blonde

172 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Jeremy Entwistle
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 17th 2014
1.052
1.014
4.9%
30.3
5.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Belgian - Pilsner15 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 44.1%
12 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale12 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 35.3%
7 lb German - Munich Light7 lb Munich Light 37 6 20.6%
34 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 70 min 11.52 25%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 45 min 10.23 25%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Aroma 30 min 8.57 25%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Whirlpool at 212 °F 0 min 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tbsp 5.2 Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 584 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Dextrose       Amount: Based on Final Vol.       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash:
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 gal Single Infusion -- 152 °F 75 min
12 gal Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.9 gal (71.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.9 gal (23.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.62 gal (58.48 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.28 gal (37.12 qt) and adding 2.62 gal (10.48 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.9 47.6  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 11.9 47.6  
Mash volume with grains 14.62 58.5  
Grain absorption losses -4.25 -17  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.5 g | 42 qt) 13.1 52.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.9 g | 71.6 qt) 20.5 82  
Boil off losses -1.75 -7  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 16.04 64.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 16 64  
Total: 25 100
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

ferment out, then cold crash 2 days before racking to keg.

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