Dr Dood's Maize and Blue Dutch Blond Ale
Blonde Ale • Extract • 5.5 gal
A bit more amber than most blondes, but good flavor a little on the malty side with hints of sweet orange.
July 9, 2006 pm 04:35pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5.5 gal)
- 2.75 lbs
Dry Amber Extract
Dry Amber Extract
Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.
- 2.75 lbs
Dry Extra Light Extract
Dry Extra Light Extract
For making very pale ales and lagers.
- .25 lbs
Corn Flaked (Maize)
Corn Flaked (Maize)
Generally a neutral flavor, used to reduce maltiness of beer. Produces beer with a milder, less malty flavor. Uses: Primarily for light Bohemian and Pilsner lagers.
- .5 oz
Saaz - 3.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- .5 oz
Saaz - 3.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- .33 oz
Northern Brewer - 7.5 AA% pellets; boiled 5 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.
- 1 tbsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
- .5 oz
Sweet Orange Peel - (omitted from calculations)
Sweet Orange Peel
-
Wyeast 1007 German Ale™
Wyeast 1007 German Ale™
Ferments dry and crisp, leaving a complex but mild flavor. Produces an extremely rocky head and ferments well down to 55F.
Notes
Used English Extra Light and Dutch Amber. Corn steeped for 30 min at 150-160 degrees. Moss added with 10 minutes left in boil. Orange peel added after partial sparge.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: B - Blonde Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.045 | 1.038 - 1.054 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 1.008 - 1.013 | |
| Color: | 6.3 SRM | 3 - 6 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.6% ABV | 3.8% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 8.2 IBU | 15 - 28 |
Discussion
Good crowd pleaser.
2006-07-09 4:38pm
This was brewed for a party that would have a lot of varying tastes. Its not an extrodinary beer but it does fit the bill of a good tasting crowd pleaser.
