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Lefty Blonde

Lefty Blonde

Saison • Extract • 2.6 gal

Rosco

YUMMY

October 7, 2006 pm 03:54pm

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract2.6 gal)

  • .25 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 2.75 lbs Dry Extra Light Extract

    Dry Extra Light Extract

    For making very pale ales and lagers.

  • .25 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • .25 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.

  • 1 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrüher - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min

    Hallertauer Mittelfrüher

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • .5 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • .5 oz Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Wyeast 1056 American Ale™

    Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 16 - Belgian and French Ale

Subcategory: C - Saison

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.056 1.048 - 1.065
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 1.002 - 1.012
Color: 3.4 SRM 5 - 14
Alcohol: 5.9% ABV 5% - 7%
Bitterness: 34.9 IBU 20 - 35

Discussion

Rosco

Brewed

2006-10-07 7:32pm

Used clover honey. The SRM is a bit darker than advertised. The Hops are firin and all is cooling. Shout out to American Homebrew Supply for the Stuff and TJ's for the Honey. I used creamed as it had a better aroma. Printed up labels etc.

Rosco

Spicy, Green

2006-10-15 4:12pm

This one was spicy at bottling, holy crap was it spicy....

Tripel666

Saison?

2007-02-01 1:16pm

A Saison made with American ale yeast?

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