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Summer Delight

Summer Delight

Blonde Ale • Extract • 5 gal

the plumber

another attempt at a winner

April 15, 2012 am 11:22am

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 0.50 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • 6.00 lbs CBW® Pilsen Light Liquid (Malt Extract); Briess

    CBW® Pilsen Light Liquid (Malt Extract); Briess

    Neutral to subtle flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • CBW® Pilsen Light is a liquid, 100% pure malted barley extract made from 100% Briess malts and water. It is the lightest pure malted barley extract available and produces a very crisp, clear wort. • CBW® Pilsen Light can be used in the production of all extract beer styles and to adjust the color, flavor and gravity of all grain beers. • Advantages of using extract in a brewhouse include: o Save time. o Increase capacity/boost productivity. o Extends the brew size by adding malt solids to the wort. o Boost gravity. o Adjust color. o Improve body and head retention. • Briess Malt & Ingredients Company is the only vertically integrated malting company in North America. That means we make our pure malt extracts from our own malt so you are assured of receiving only the fullest flavored, freshest, pure malt extracts for top brewhouse performance.

  • 1.00 lbs Invert Sugar

    Invert Sugar

    Increases alcohol. Use in some Belgian or English ales. Made from sucrose & is 5-10% less fermentable than sucrose. Does not contain dextrins.

  • 1.00 oz Czech Saaz - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • 1.00 oz Czech Saaz - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • 1.00 oz Czech Saaz - 3.2 AA% pellets; boiled 3 min

    Czech Saaz

    Very mild. 'Noble'.

  • 1 oz Orange Peel (dried) - (omitted from calculations)

    Orange Peel (dried)

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

  • Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: B - Blonde Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.052 1.038 - 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 5.3 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 5.3% ABV 3.8% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 17.9 IBU 15 - 28

Discussion

the plumber

so far so good

2012-05-15 8:35pm

kegged on 03 may 12 natural carb for 1 wk w/ 6 oz dextrose. installed in fridge 2 days till 40F or so.hooked up CO2 @20 psi 1 day. turned down to 5 psi to pour. still a little young, can only get better with time...if it lasts that long!...by the way...late addition method to keep it light, 3# @ 60 3# @ flameout... 10 min to simmer, cool as usual, yeast was S-33..good semi-belgian twist..try it!

the plumber

all gone now

2012-06-30 8:03am

all gone by now..30jun12..at the end it was killer...

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