What would happen if I added Crystal 60L to this?

[ILOVEBEER]

I am brewing this today and have ~1lb of crystal 60L left over....wanted to know if it would change it all that much and how....thanks

Blonde Ale

****10-Gallon Batch****
Batch Size: 11.00 gal
Boil Size: 13.69 gal
Estimated OG: 1.039 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.6 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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14.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
1.25 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)
1.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)

0.50 oz Centennial [9.50%] (55 min)
0.50 oz Centennial [9.50%] (35 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [7.80%] (20 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min)

 

[HomerJR]

It would take the color from 4.1 SRM to 7.4 SRM, and it would take your OG from 1.043 to 1.046, assuming 70% efficiency.

Makes it slightly dark for the style, which calls for 3.0-6.0 SRM. I'd maybe add half a pound if you want to keep to style guidelines. If not, just call it a Dirty Blonde.

 

[barleynhops]

Also keep in mind that the gravity increase will be mostly unfermentable sugars, so it will add body to the mouthfeel and sweetness to the flavor.

 

[ILOVEBEER]

I think for now I might keep it as is.....it is someone else's recipe and they have perfected it. I didn't think that 1 lb of C60L would change the SRM so much. Coincidentaly, did you guys use software to come to the conclusion in changes?

Thanks for the help!

 

[barleynhops]

It appears that HomerJR might have thrown it onto one of the brewing software choices, but he could have done it the old fashioned way as well. I simply gave you a generalization...didn't drive down to the details. Adding a pound of 60L crystal to a blonde is definitely going to have an impact on color, body and residual sweetness.

 

[HomerJR]

I did indeed use BeerSmith. The old fashioned way would have required me to look up the formula in a book. Haven't had a beer yet today, so I was not up to the challenge. Maybe later though....

 

[barleynhops]

Haha...I'd have to do the same. I love BeerSmith...it just makes life easy!

 

[BierMuncher]

BeerSmith FTW.

It's all I use.