
9-14-18
Belgian Blond Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
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September 19, 2018 am 11:18am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 10 lbs
Organic Pilsner; Great Western
Organic Pilsner; Great Western
- .5 lbs
White Wheat Malt; Canada Malting
White Wheat Malt; Canada Malting
Made with superior grade white wheat for the production of traditional German Wiessbier and American Wheat Beer. This malt can also be used for added head retention and mouth-feel in ay beer.
- .2 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
- 1.5 lbs
Corn Sugar
Corn Sugar
Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.
- 2 oz
Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 2.9 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- .5 oz
Saaz - 3.6 AA% whole; boiled 25 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- .5 oz
Saaz - 3.6 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
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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.
Notes
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Style (BJCP)
Category: 25 - Strong Belgian Ale
Subcategory: A - Belgian Blond Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.069 | 1.062 - 1.075 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.018 | ![]() |
Color: | 4.4 SRM | 4 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 7.6% ABV | 6% - 7.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 28.4 IBU | 15 - 30 | ![]() |