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Belgian Blond

226 calories 23.3 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: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.125 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.250 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: How-to-Brew
Calories: 226 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 15th 2020
1.068
1.017
6.7%
10.6
6.8
5.5
35.71
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Belgian - Pilsner11 lb Pilsner $ 1.53 / lb
$ 16.83 		37 1.6 81.5%
1 lb Flaked Corn1 lb Flaked Corn $ 1.58 / lb
$ 1.58 		40 0.5 7.4%
0.75 lb German - Vienna0.75 lb Vienna $ 1.35 / lb
$ 1.01 		37 4 5.6%
0.75 lb German - CaraMunich I0.75 lb CaraMunich I $ 1.44 / lb
$ 1.08 		34 39 5.6%
13.50 lbs / $ 20.50
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops $ 1.48 / oz
$ 1.48 		Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 6.16 33.3%
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops $ 1.22 / oz
$ 1.22 		Pellet 3.9 Boil 10 min 2.49 33.3%
1 oz Styrian Goldings1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops $ 2.16 / oz
$ 2.16 		Pellet 5.5 Boil 5 min 1.93 33.3%
3 oz / $ 4.86
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 4.99 / lb
$ 0.08 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt $ 1.22 / lb
$ 0.00 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum $ 3.99 / lb
$ 0.04 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Baking Soda $ 0.90 / lb
$ 0.01 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Lactic acid $ 1.25 / oz
$ 0.22 		Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 0.34
 
Yeast
mainiacle - Mainiacle Farmhouse Marina
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 10.00 / each
$ 10.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
60 - 90 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
78 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 121 B cells required
$ 10.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
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
4.18 gal 140.5 Temperature 131 °F -- 15 min
1.1 gal 146 Temperature 146 °F -- 40 min
1.3 gal 154 Temperature 158 °F -- 15 min
3.53 gal 145 Batch Sparge 145 °F -- 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.5 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (4.94 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.45 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 3.13 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.06 20.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 2.14 g | 8.6 qt) 6.14 24.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.69 -6.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.11 g | 12.5 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 1.5 6  
Top off amount 4 16  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 4.94 19.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Belgian Blond" Belgian Blond Ale beer recipe by How-to-Brew. All Grain, ABV 6.72%, IBU 10.58, SRM 6.81, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Flaked Corn, Vienna, CaraMunich I) Hops: (Saaz, Domestic Hallertau, Styrian Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Baking Soda, Lactic acid)
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