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9-23-14

9-23-14

Belgian Blond Ale • All Grain • 5 gal

leobloom

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September 23, 2014 pm 07:47pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 8 lbs Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®

    Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®

    German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics:Perfect foundation grist for all lagers. Excellent modification and favorable protein and glucan levels. Excellent lautering properties. Provides finished beer with substantial body and mouthfeel, as well as good foam development and head retention. Very flexible grain with high extract efficiency for reliable lager-making in any brew house, including pub ale systems. Yields optimum results for any process⎯from single-step to multi-step infusion, to decoction. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): All lagers, especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, low-alcohol beer, “light“ beer, Belgian beers

  • 3 lbs Vienna Malt; Simpsons

    Vienna Malt; Simpsons

    Enhances colour, flavour and aroma.

  • 1 lbs Corn Sugar

    Corn Sugar

    Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.

  • 1 oz Crystal - 3.4 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • 1 oz Glacier - 6.1 AA% whole; boiled 30 min

    Glacier

    An excellent new variety with balanced bittering properties combined with a good aroma profile.

  • 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: 1.067 1.062 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.008 - 1.018
Color: 5.7 SRM 4 - 7
Alcohol: 7.2% ABV 6% - 7.5%
Bitterness: 28.8 IBU 15 - 30

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