
McCBlonde
Blonde Ale • All Grain • 11 gal
Helles ale
February 7, 2012 pm 12:51pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 11 gal)
- 9 lbs
Pilsen Malt; Briess
Pilsen Malt; Briess
Subtly sweet maltiness. Characteristics & Applications: • Can be used as a base malt. • More pronounced malty flavor than 2-Row Brewers Malt. • Use with 2-Row Brewers Malt for rich malt flavor and additional color. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 8 lbs
Pale Ale Malt; Briess
Pale Ale Malt; Briess
Golden color with a malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Can be used as a base malt. • More pronounced malty flavor than 2-Row Brewers Malt. • Use with 2-Row Brewers Malt for rich malt flavor and additional color. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1.5 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- 1 lbs
American Munich
American Munich
Munich Dunkels. Adds color/nutty flavor. Sometimes called Aromatic.
- 3 oz
Hallertau - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 2 oz
Hallertau - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
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Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™
Wyeast 1272 American Ale II™
Fruitier and more flocculant than 1056, slightly nutty, soft, clean, slightly tart finish.
Notes
Mash at 150
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: B - Blonde Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.050 | 1.038 - 1.054 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.013 | ![]() |
Color: | 7.4 SRM | 3 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 3.8% - 5.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 20.3 IBU | 15 - 28 | ![]() |
Discussion
Brewed 2/12/12
2012-02-19 2:00pm
O.G. 1.050. Yeast was manageable, croisen high, but no blow off. Easy to swirl and harvest yeast cake. Kegged 2/26. F.G. 1.011.