Recipe Info
Recipe: grid blonde v1_4
Style: Blonde Ale 18A BJCP 2015
Author:
Date: 11-24-2020
| Recipe | Guideline Min | Guideline Max | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OG | 1.047 | 1.038 | 1.054 |
| FG | 1.010 | 1.008 | 1.013 |
| Color | 4.1 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| ABV | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| IBU | 27.0 | 15.0 | 28.0 |
Brewery Info
Efficiency: 72 %
Attenuation: 78 %
Mash Info
Weight: 17.5 Lbs
Thickness: 1.25 Qt per Lb
Deadspace: 2.0 G
Strikewater: 7.47 G
Volume: 8.87 G
Temp: 152.0 F
Boil Info
Kettle Gravity: 1.041
Predicted Mash Run-off: 5.9 G
Target Starting Boil Volume: 11.5 G
Boil Duration: 60 min
Evaporation Rate: 1.5 G per Hour
Final Boil Volume: 10.0 G
Fermentables
| Weight | % by Weight | Name | Yield | SRM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.000 Lb | 91.0 % | 2-row American Malt (Rahr) | 81.3 | 1.8 |
| 1.000 Lb | 6.0 % | Carapils (Briess) | 74.0 | 1.3 |
| 0.500 Lb | 3.0 % | Honey Malt (Gambrinus) | 83.0 | 25.0 |
Hops
| Weight | Name | AAU | Time | Use | IBUs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 Oz | Magnum | 12.0 | 60 mins | Boil | 12.0 |
| 2.0 Oz | Idaho 7 | 12.0 | 20 mins | Aroma | 15.0 |
Yeast
| Amount | Name |
|---|---|
| 1.000 unit | Flagship Imperial A07 |
Misc
| Amount | Name | Time | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.000 tablet | Whirlfloc Tablet | 15 mins | Boil |
| 1.000 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Wyeast) | 10 mins | Boil |
Water
Predicted Mash Ph: 5.50
| Ca | Mg | Na | Cl | So | Bicarbonate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 7 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 30 |
| Mash | 62 | 3 | 21 | 98 | 63 | 30 |
| Sparge | 76 | 3 | 21 | 115 | 73 | 30 |
| Final | 92 | 4 | 28 | 142 | 91 | 40 |
| Target | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Water Profile Name:
Target Profile Name: standard
Mash Water
Total Water Treated: 28.391 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 7.500 G
Mash Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 2.0 g
Calcium Chloride: 4.0 g
Lactic Acid: 4.0 ml @ 88.000 %
Sparge Water
Leftover Mash Water Used: Yes
Total Water Treated: 6.000 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 6.000 G
Sparge Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 2.0 g
Calcium Chloride: 4.0 g
Notes
Ferment 68f for 2 weeks
12-30-20 1L starter of imperial cal ale
12-31 changes: 4 -> 5mL of lactic acid
move start temp to 172 since i undershot
bring down sparge to 175 not 180F
figured out why helles was high. did 0.5G too little of start volume based on old numbers 🙁
normal brew day
pitched @ 1:30 pm
@8pm already slow bubbling
1/1/21 happy new year! going full bore & looking good
1/2 steady bubbling
1/4 ~15 sec
1/5 ~23 sec
1/6 no bubbling
1/14 diacetyl test. cold: clean. warm: clean
cold crash
1/21 collected yeast. ~300mL
racked to two kegs – ~4G and ~2.5G for ~6.5G total
1/23 on draft. really nice beer.