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B and D Black and Blue Moon

B and D Black and Blue Moon

Specialty Beer • All Grain • 7 gal

BandDBrewing

Blue Moon Clone that is slightly softer.

August 31, 2015  01:44pm

4.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain7 gal)

  • 8 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 6 lbs White Wheat Malt;Briess

    White Wheat Malt;Briess

    Sweet, malty, wheat, floury flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • Imparts malty flavor not obtainable from raw wheat. • Use with rice hulls to improve lautering and help prevent stuck mash. • White Wheat Malt contributes to foam production and foam stability.

  • 0.5 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 0.5 lbs Crystal Malt 10°L

    Crystal Malt 10°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales. Characteristics & Applications: • In contract to Brewers Malt, glassiness is a distinguishing characteristic of Caramel Malt. The glassy endosperm creates the desirable non-fermentable components giving true Caramel Malt the ability to contribute body (mouthfeel), foam foam retention, and extended beer stability, while contributing color and unique caramel flavor. • Caramel 10L is a roasted caramel malt that imparts golden color. • Use 3-7% for Pilsener-style beers for balance. • Use 5-15% to provide color, sweetness and color to light amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 1 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1 lbs Torrified Wheat

    Torrified Wheat

    Helps head retention and mouthfeel, used in some pale ales.

  • 0.5 oz Citra® -12.9 AA% whole; boiled 35 min

    Citra®

    Citra™ is a special aroma hop variety developed by the Hop Breeding Company (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC). It was released in 2007. Citra™ has fairly high alpha acids and total oil contents with a low percentage of cohumulone content. The variety imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.

  • 0.5 oz Citra® -12.9 AA% whole; boiled 10 min

    Citra®

    Citra™ is a special aroma hop variety developed by the Hop Breeding Company (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC). It was released in 2007. Citra™ has fairly high alpha acids and total oil contents with a low percentage of cohumulone content. The variety imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.

  • 2oz Orange Peel -sweet, 50/50 @ 60&15 min. (omitted from calculations)

    Orange Peel

    Has a fragrantt sweet odor and a subtle mild sweetness. One medium orange has about 3 tablespoons of grated peel.

  • .75oz Corriander seeds -5 min. (omitted from calculations)

    Corriander seeds

    Coriander is the seed of Coriandrum sativum, a plant in the parsley family. The seed is globular and almost round, brown to yellow red, and 1/5 inch in diameter with alternating straight and wavy ridges. Coriander has a mild, distinctive taste similar to a blend of lemon and sage.

  • White LabsWLP051California Ale V

    White LabsWLP051California Ale V

    From Northern California. This strain is more fruity than WLP001, and slightly more flocculant. Attenuation is lower, resulting in a fuller bodied beer than with WLP001.

Notes

Mash Sparge *No Sparge Mash 8 gal @152F* Used Grainfather Brew System Pre Boil SG 90 min Boil Chill to 75F, transfer OG Oxygenate, Transfer, Pitch Primary 8, 68F SG Fermentation slowed and needed to be stirred Secondary 6, 68F SG 24 Hrs Bottle Bucket FG

Style (BJCP)

Category: 23 -Specialty Beer

Subcategory: A -Specialty Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.062 1.026 -1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 0.995 -1.035
Color: 6.0 SRM 1 -50
Alcohol: 6.5% ABV 2.5% -14.5%
Bitterness: 16.0 IBU 0 -100

Discussion

BandDBrewing

Boil

2015-09-10 7:25pm

Lower boil volume by one gallon.

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