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Best Guy Blonde

164 calories 16 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.88 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: SuperCoolGuy Brewing
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 27th 2015
1.050
1.011
5.0%
25.5
4.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 oz American - Vienna10 oz Vienna 35 4 6.1%
5 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 15L5 oz Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 3.1%
8.80 lb Gambrinus Pale Malt8.8 lb Gambrinus Pale Malt 36 2.3 86%
8 oz Gambrinus Wheat8 oz Gambrinus Wheat 38 2.3 4.9%
163.80 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
14 g Simcoe14 g Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.7 Boil 50 min 24.4 55.2%
0.20 oz Saaz0.2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 5 min 0.47 22.4%
0.20 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 5 min 0.67 22.4%
0.89 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.8 qt First Infusion Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
6.8 qt Mash-out Infusion -- 168 °F 10 min
15.8 qt Batch sparge Sparge -- 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
1 each Wort Chiller Other Boil 10 min.
0.50 each campden water tablet Water Agt Other 90 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Denny's Favorite 50 1450
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 193 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: cane sugar       Amount: 4.4       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Surrey 2013 British columbia
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
1 0 2 2 1 4
1/2 campden table per 10 Gallons of water.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

clean as shit son
ferment lower to get fewer esters.
consider when remaking this recipe if the malt profile isn't right to do a decoction mash and try using pilsner malt instead with a 90 minute boil
maybe consider playing with water chemistry if profile still isn't right with decoction


"Traditionally, the mash regimen called a triple decoction required three decoctions and four temperature rests: an acid rest at 95° F, a protein rest at 121° to 131° F, a starch conversion at 150° to 158° F, and a mash-out rest at 165° to 168° F. Today the less time-
consuming double- and single-decoction methods are more common.

The double decoction usually starts with a temperature of 128° to 131° F that is increased to 152° to 155° F and finally 165° to 168° F by two decoctions. The single decoction requires only one decoction to raise the mash temperature either from the starting point, 128° to 131° F, to a mash-out at 152° to 155° F or from 152° to 155° F to mash-out at 165° to 168° F."
consider decoction seriously
seems under bittered, perhaps add slightly more.


target 25 IBU mark. needs to be more robust.
reduce OG /FG
also reduce amount of vienna malt, giving too much character and increase crystal 15, also use unmalted wheat next time.

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  • Last Updated: 2015-09-09 08:23 UTC
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