Blonde Engineer
Blonde Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Great summer beer. It has a dry, crisp taste with a slightly high alcohol content for its style.
March 27, 2006 pm 05:56pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 6 lbs
English 2-row Pale
English 2-row Pale
All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.
- 2.5 lbs
American 6-row Pale
American 6-row Pale
Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.
- 0.25 lbs
Rye Malt
Rye Malt
Often used in German Ales and specialty beers
- .25 lbs
Weyermann CaraHell®; Weyermann
Weyermann CaraHell®; Weyermann
Hefe-Weizen, Pale Ale, Golden Ale, Oktoberfest Beer, Nourishing Beer, Maibock , Schankbier, Light Beer, alcohol-reduced Beer , non-alcoholic Beer
- .25 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 1.0 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- .5 lbs
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
Common household table/baking sugar. Lightens flavor and body of beer. Can contribute a cider-like flavor to the beer if not cold-fermented or used in large quantities.
- 0.5 oz
Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- 0.6 oz
Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 0.60 oz
Progress - 6.2 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Progress
Simular to Fuggles but a little sweeter.
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale
White Labs WLP001 California Ale
This yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance and ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile.
Notes
OG 1.058 TestG- 1.012 @ 7days FG- 1.011 @ 14 days Crisp dry taste. Will taste very good with 2 weeks of bottle conditioning. Next time I will use all Cascade hops
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: B - Blonde Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.052 | 1.038 - 1.054 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.008 - 1.013 | |
| Color: | 4.6 SRM | 3 - 6 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.4% ABV | 3.8% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 22.0 IBU | 15 - 28 |
Discussion
hops question
2007-04-16 8:46pm
I am thinking of making this recipe. Which of the hops would you replace?
