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Bruxelles Blonde

Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Blond Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 1.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 82%
Calories: 207 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday September 9th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.062

Final Gravity:

1.019

ABV (alternate):

6.0%

IBU (tinseth):

21.2

SRM (morey):

10.6

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2 lb	Belgian - Pilsner2 lb Pilsner	37	1.6	65.3%
8 oz	Belgian - Biscuit8 oz Biscuit	35	23	16.3%
6 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 15L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 15L	35	15	12.2%
1.50 oz	Castle Malting - Château Munich1.5 oz Château Munich	34	12.7	3.1%
1.50 oz	Crisp Malting - Torrefied Wheat1.5 oz Torrefied Wheat	36.8	3	3.1%
49 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.10 oz	Styrian Goldings0.1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	60 min	7.68	25%
0.10 oz	Styrian Goldings0.1 oz Styrian Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	30 min	5.9	25%
0.20 oz	Styrian Goldings0.2 oz Styrian Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.5	Boil	15 min	7.62	50%
0.40 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.40 oz	Styrian Goldings (Pellet)		21.2	100%
0.40 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
1 gal	Strike	--	--	--
1.64 gal	Fly Sparge	--	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1.70 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.70 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.30 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Whirlfloc tablet	Fining	Boil	10 min.
2 g	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	10 min.
0.46 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33

Amount:	0.50 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	70%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 25 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	5	10	95	55	0
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Notes

Variations:
Hibiscus Blonde: 10g dried hibiscus flowers @3 mins
Candied Ginger Blonde: 14g candied ginger @30 mins
Strawberry Blonde: 150g chopped strawberries into fermentor
Cilantro-Lime Blonde: 20g fresh cilantro plus zest of 1 lime @ 5 mins.

Brew 1, October 2021. This made a really good beer; however, the FG is a bit high to style. I had to add some DME to bring gravity up using the 1 gallon procedure, use sugar next time. I added a packet of EC-1118 to this batch to see if it thins out. Tasting:

What I liked: Nice head retention, good clarity. Nice malt aroma, slight earthy hops. Good dry, cracker and biscuit malt character, a bit of earthy hop flavor. Light pear esters. Pineapple aftertaste. Carbonation is good. Touch of tartness, Slight bitter finish. Very little fermentation character.
-What I didn't like: A touch too dark and a touch too rich. Could use drying out a bit.
What to change: Add sugar to dry out the beer. Reduce color malts. Perhaps use a more "Belgiany" yeast. Perhaps the BE-### dried yeast. Scale up to 3 gal.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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