German Blonde
Blonde Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
Kind of German I guess
November 17, 2010 pm 01:31pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 8 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.
- .5 lbs
Crystal 15; Crisp
Crystal 15; Crisp
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- .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.
- .1 lbs
Honey Malt
Honey Malt
Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.
- 1 oz
Mt. Hood - 5.9 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Mt. Hood
Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.
- .5 oz
Sterling - 7.8 AA% whole; boiled 10 min
Sterling
Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement.
- .5 oz
Perle - 8.2 AA% whole; boiled 10 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
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Wyeast 1007 German Ale™
Wyeast 1007 German Ale™
Ferments dry and crisp, leaving a complex but mild flavor. Produces an extremely rocky head and ferments well down to 55F.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: B - Blonde Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.051 | 1.038 - 1.054 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.013 | |
| Color: | 5.0 SRM | 3 - 6 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.2% ABV | 3.8% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 32.5 IBU | 15 - 28 |
