California Blonde
Blonde Ale

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 4/9/2011

Batch Size: 10.25 gal

 Brewer: Brad Nixon
Boil Size: 13.50 gal Asst Brewer: Louis Salgado
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: Brad's 10 Gallon Rig
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00
Taste Notes:
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
0.50 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
17.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 91.89 %
1.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 5.41 %
0.50 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.70 %
1.00 oz Magnum [10.00 %] (60 min) Hops 18.3 IBU
1.00 tsp Wyeast Nutrient Blend (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 oz Willamette [4.90 %] (5 min) Hops 1.8 IBU
1.00 oz Willamette [4.90 %] (1 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
1 Pkgs San Francisco Lager (White Labs #WLP810) Yeast-Lager

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.048 SG

 Measured Original Gravity: 1.051 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.31 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.21 %
Bitterness: 20.1 IBU Calories: 225 cal/pint
Est Color: 4.4 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile
Mash Name: My Mash Total Grain Weight: 18.50 lb
Sparge Water: 7.72 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 

My Mash
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
40 min Step Add 32.00 qt of water at 160.4 F 152.0 F
10 min Mash Out Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F

 
Mash Notes:

Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2) Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 8.7 PSI Carbonation Used: My Carbonation Profile
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 35.0 F Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 35.0 F  
 

Notes
2nd Place at 24th Annual Southern California Regional Homebrew Championship.

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