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American Blonde - Towhead

167 calories 16 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 167 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created Monday April 25th 2016
1.051
1.011
5.21%
25.82
4.61
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 40.5%
4 lb American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 40.5%
1.75 lb American - Vienna1.75 lb Vienna 35 4 17.7%
2 oz German - Melanoidin2 oz Melanoidin 37 25 1.3%
9.88 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 23.22 66.7%
0.75 oz Tettnanger0.75 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 2.6 33.3%
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
3.7 gal Protein Rest Infusion 122 °F 20 min
gal alpha amylase rest Temperature 144 °F 20 min
gal beta amylase rest Temperature 152 °F 30 min
gal Mash Out Sparge 168 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 9.32 37.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.7 14.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.62 22.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.23 -4.9  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 7.83 31.3  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses -0.08 -0.3  
Amount going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.32 37.3
Method: All Grain, Style: Blonde Ale, ABV 5.21%, IBU 25.82, SRM 4.61, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, White Wheat, Vienna, Melanoidin) Hops: (Hallertau Hersbrucker, Tettnanger)
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