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Koch's HG Ale 12-21-15

Koch's HG Ale 12-21-15

Blonde Ale • All Grain • 6 gal

Grox

Blonde Ale made with HG hops

November 17, 2016  09:20pm

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Ingredients (All Grain6 gal)

  • 10 lbs 2-Row Brewers Malt;Briess

    2-Row Brewers Malt;Briess

    Mild malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Base malt for all beer styles • Smoother, less grainy flavor than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slightly higher yield than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Slight lower protein than 6-Row Brewers Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 0.5 lbs 2-Row Carapils® Malt;Briess

    2-Row Carapils® Malt;Briess

    Very low color or flavor contribution. Characteristics & Applications: • The endosperm is completely glassy and will appear to be darker than standard Brewers Malt. • Carapils® is a very unique dextrine-style malt that adds body, foam retention, and beer stability without influencing color or flavor. • Use to upgrade all types of beer, including light colored beers. • The non-fermentables in Carapils® are very advantageous in balancing body and flavor of dark colored beers. • May be used with or without other specialty malts. • Low usage of 1-5% will help achieve desired results. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 0.5 oz Cluster -7.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Cluster

    Used for bittering and flavor qualities in light and dark American lagers. Aroma is very floral.

  • 1 oz Cluster -7.0 AA% whole; boiled 10 min

    Cluster

    Used for bittering and flavor qualities in light and dark American lagers. Aroma is very floral.

  • 0.5 oz Cluster -7.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Cluster

    Used for bittering and flavor qualities in light and dark American lagers. Aroma is very floral.

  • FermentisUS-05Safale US-05

    FermentisUS-05Safale US-05

    The most famous ale yeast strain found across America, now available as a ready-to-pitch dry yeast. Produces well balanced beers with low diacetyl and a very clean, crisp end palate. Sedimentation: low to medium. Final gravity: medium. Pitching instructions: Re-hydrate the dry yeast into yeast cream in a stirred vessel prior to pitching. Sprinkle the dry yeast in 10 times its own weight of sterile water or wort at 27C± 3C(80F ±6F). Once the expected weight of dry yeast is reconstituted into cream by this method (this takes about 15 to 30 minutes), maintain a gentle stirring for another 30 minutes. Then pitch the resultant cream into the fermentation vessel. Alternatively, pitch dry yeast directly in the fermentation vessel providing the temperature of the wort is above 20C(68F). Progressively sprinkle the dry yeast into the wort ensuring the yeast covers all the surface of wort available in order to avoid clumps. Leave for 30 minutes and then mix the wort e.g. using aeration.

Notes

HG Wild hops from Koch's Brewery Calcium Chloride, Irish Moss

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 -Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: B -Blonde Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.044 1.038 -1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 -1.013
Color: 3.1 SRM 3 -6
Alcohol: 4.5% ABV 3.8% -5.5%
Bitterness: 17.7 IBU 15 -28

Discussion

Grox

Light Draft Ale

2016-11-17 9:27pm

Light straw colored ale. Slight haze. Unique flavor that doesn't get old. HG Wild Hops. Took rhizomes from wild hops found near old Koch's brewery site in Dunkirk, NY. Home brewing is a good thing!

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