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Coffee Blonde Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Porter's Pub
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday October 1st 2017

Guinness Blonde Clone

by Hop Time Brewing Company

OG: 1.052 FG: 1.013 ABV: 5.1% IBU: 25

Easin' back in

OG: 1.043 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.2% IBU: 25

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

21.2

SRM (morey):

6.0

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	78.3%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L	35	10	8.7%
0.50 lb	American - Victory0.5 lb Victory	34	28	4.3%
0.50 lb	Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.5 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)	41	1	4.3%
0.50 lb	Flaked Oats0.5 lb Flaked Oats	33	2.2	4.3%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	Galena0.25 oz Galena Hops	Pellet	13	Boil	60 min	12.26	25%
0.25 oz	Cascade0.25 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	15 min	3.28	25%
0.25 oz	Simcoe0.25 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.7	Boil	10 min	4.34	25%
0.25 oz	Cascade0.25 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	5 min	1.32	25%
1 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	Galena (Pellet)	12.26	25%
0.50 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	4.6	50%
0.25 oz	Simcoe (Pellet)	4.34	25%
1 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
		Temperature	--	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
6 tsp	Coffee	Flavor	Secondary	0 min.
5 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Baking Soda	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
6 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Wyeast - American Ale 1056

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	60 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	75 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 CO₂ Level: 2.45 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

Mash pH was too low at 5.03

I used 6 teaspoons of Bali Blue Moon coffee from Island Roasters, a local coffee shop in New Smryna Beach, FL. It's roasted at Light Vienna, which I believe is somewhere on the medium roast spectrum. I had it coarse ground and added it directly to a fine mesh bag, added a sanitized spoon for weight, and added it directly to the keg while I cold crashed and carbonated.
It was in the keg for 48 hours at 15psi before removal. I think the keg pressure helped extract the coffee flavor. I used unflavored dental floss tied to the string of the bag so that I could retrieve the bag when I was ready.

After talking with other brewers about this beer I think I may have had a little luck on my side in using ground coffee instead of cold brew coffee. Next time I'll probably get a good quality fresh cold brew from somewhere nearby and add it to the keg to taste. Just my 2 cents.

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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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