
Ed's Head Blonde Lager
Lite American Lager • All Grain • 5 gal
This was a very fine, tasty adult beverage!!!! Ended up being one of my favorite beers that I have made. Even my non-homebrew friends thought it was great...
April 3, 2013 pm 09:53pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 3 lbs
White Wheat Malt; Briess
White Wheat Malt; Briess
Sweet, malty, wheat, floury flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • Imparts malty flavor not obtainable from raw wheat. • Use with rice hulls to improve lautering and help prevent stuck mash. • White Wheat Malt contributes to foam production and foam stability.
- 2 lbs
Golden Promise Pale
Golden Promise Pale
An especially sweet and clean variety of barley which results in full and malty sweet beer. It has superb hush integrity and delivers fast and consistent mash tun drainage. This malt variety is perfect for brewing up a clear, bright pint.
- 3 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 oz
Cascade - 6.2 AA% pellets; boiled 40 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .5 oz
Cascade - 6.2 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 oz
Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% whole; added dry to secondary fermenter
Amarillo®
Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.
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White Labs WLP840 American Lager
White Labs WLP840 American Lager
This yeast is used to produce American style lagers. Dry and clean with a very slight apple fruitiness. Sulfur and diacetyl production is minimal.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 1 - Light Lager
Subcategory: A - Lite American Lager
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.042 | 1.028 - 1.040 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.004 | 0.998 - 1.008 | ![]() |
Color: | 3.3 SRM | 2 - 3 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.0% ABV | 2.8% - 4.2% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 16.9 IBU | 8 - 12 | ![]() |
Discussion
Was fantastic
2017-04-04 1:26am
We went through this batch mighty fast...was very tasty