Blondie!!
Belgian Blond Ale • All Grain • 10 gal
brewing 08/30/13
August 27, 2013 am 10:22am
Ingredients (All Grain, 10 gal)
- 20 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.
- .6 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
- .6 lbs
White Wheat; Rahr
White Wheat; Rahr
Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.
- .6 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.
- 1.75 oz
Styrian Goldings - 3.8 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Styrian Goldings
Mild, pleasant.
- 1 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.
-
Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey™
Wyeast 1214 Belgian Abbey™
Abbey-style top-fermenting yeast, suitable for high-gravity beers. Estery.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: A - Belgian Blond Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.058 | 1.062 - 1.075 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.018 | |
| Color: | 6.3 SRM | 4 - 7 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.2% ABV | 6% - 7.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 16.3 IBU | 15 - 30 |
