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Summer Blonde Ale

177 calories 17 carbs
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created Thursday July 6th 2017
1.054
1.012
5.44%
18.14
4.34
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
16.5 lb American - Pale 2-Row16.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 84.6%
1.5 lb American - White Wheat1.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 7.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 5.1%
0.5 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.6%
19.5 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.4 oz Columbus0.4 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 45 min 10.91 40%
0.2 oz Columbus0.2 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 15 min 2.95 20%
0.4 oz Columbus0.4 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Whirlpool at 200 °F 0 min 4.28 40%
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
6.1 gal Temperature 148 °F 60 min
8.5 gal Fly Sparge 168 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 185 B cells required
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
6g Gypsum 1.5 tsp
10g CaCl2 3 tsp
1g NaCl .17 tsp
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 15.1 60.4  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.09 24.4  
Remaining sparge water volume 9.01 36  
Grain absorption losses -2.44 -9.8  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 12.41 49.7  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses -0.04 -0.2  
Amount going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 15.1 60.4
Method: All Grain, Style: Blonde Ale, ABV 5.44%, IBU 18.14, SRM 4.34, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, White Wheat, Caramel / Crystal 15L, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Columbus)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-09-16 14:34 UTC