
7-23-15
Belgian Blond Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
ardennes
July 31, 2015 pm 09:09pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- .25 lbs
American Caramel 20°L
American Caramel 20°L
Provides color, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.
- .75 lbs
Caramel Vienna Malt; Malteries Franco-Belges
Caramel Vienna Malt; Malteries Franco-Belges
This malt strengthens the color and increases the mellowness of all beer styles while also providing a fine aroma and taste.
- 9 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
- 1.25 lbs
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 1 oz
Mt. Hood - 6.8 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Mt. Hood
Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.
- 1 oz
Czech Saaz - 2.4 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Czech Saaz
Very mild. 'Noble'.
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Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes™
Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes™
One of many great beer yeasts to produce classic Belgian ales. Phenolics develop with increased fermentation temperatures, mild fuitiness and complex spicy character.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale
Subcategory: A - Belgian Blond Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.062 | 1.062 - 1.075 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.018 | ![]() |
Color: | 7.7 SRM | 4 - 7 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 6.7% ABV | 6% - 7.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 35.0 IBU | 15 - 30 | ![]() |