
Vinnie Blonde
Belgian Pale Ale • All Grain • 5.25 gal
An email response from Vinnie Cilurzo, owner and brewmaster or Russian River Brewing Company about Redemption Blonde Ale. 91 percent 2 row 3 percent acidulaed 3 percent wheat malt 3 prcent vienna malt Bittered with Styrian Golding Finished with Stering OG 1.052 TG 1.012 Abbey ale yeast white labs (WLP530)
November 13, 2012 pm 12:15pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.25 gal)
- 10 lbs
Maris Otter Malt; Bairds Malt
Maris Otter Malt; Bairds Malt
Maris Otter is a British barley malt variety known for producing beers with a full malty flavor.
- .3 lbs
Acidulated Malt; Weyermann®
Acidulated Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Lowers mash, wort, and beer pH. Contains 1−2% lactic acid. Slightly smoky. Enhances enzymatic activity in mash and improves extract efficiency. Lightens color in pale brews. Enhances stability and extends shelf life of finished beer. Promotes well-rounded, complex beer flavor. Recommended Quantities: Up to 10% of total grain bill. Each 1% lowers mash pH by 0.1. Suitability (beer styles): Any ale or lager, especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, low-alcohol beers, wheat beers
- .3 lbs
Wheat Malt; Simpsons
Wheat Malt; Simpsons
Even small additions can enhance head retention and foam. Used at 50 – 60% for wheat beers.
- .3 lbs
Vienna Malt; Briess
Vienna Malt; Briess
Malty, very slight biscuit flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Can be used as a base malt • Use with Caramel Malts to produce malty red and amber beers. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1.5 oz
Styrian Goldings - 3.8 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- .75 oz
Saaz - 3.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey™
Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey™
Abbey-style top-fermenting yeast, suitable for high-gravity beers. Estery.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale
Subcategory: B - Belgian Pale Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.052 | 1.048 - 1.054 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 6.0 SRM | 8 - 14 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.3% ABV | 4.8% - 5.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 27.0 IBU | 20 - 30 | ![]() |