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HerbalJoe's Sunny Monkey Finger
Blonde Ale • All Grain • 6 gal
Dry yellow ale with a nice malt character and a bunch of citrusy hops.
November 4, 2007 pm 08:34pm
5.0/5.0 1 rating
Ingredients (All Grain, 6 gal)
- 7.75 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- .5 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- .5 lbs
White Wheat Malt
White Wheat Malt
Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.
- .25 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- .25 lbs
Honey Malt
Honey Malt
Nutty honey flavor. For brown ales, Belgian wheats, bocks and many other styles.
- .75 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
Perle - 7.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
- 1 oz
Ahtanum® - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Ahtanum®
Good for lagers, american ales, Floral. citrus, sharp and piney.
- .9 oz
Ahtanum® - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min
Ahtanum®
Good for lagers, american ales, Floral. citrus, sharp and piney.
- .35 oz
Crystal - 3.3 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min
Crystal
Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.
- 1 tsp
Whirlfloc tablet boiled for 15 minutes. - (omitted from calculations)
Whirlfloc tablet boiled for 15 minutes.
-
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.
Notes
Mash at 149F for 90 minutes. Boil 60 minutes. Ferment at 67F. A random recipe for a Blonde Ale cooked up while chatting at work. Hoping for a beer that is dry and somewhat malty with a bunch of citrus hop character in the finish. Nice yellow color and a touch of bitterness.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: B - Blonde Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.050 | 1.038 - 1.054 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.009 | 1.008 - 1.013 | |
| Color: | 6.5 SRM | 3 - 6 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.4% ABV | 3.8% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 36.9 IBU | 15 - 28 | |
Discussion
Brewed 11/3/07
2007-11-04 8:36pm
Brewed it up yesterday. Mashed at 149. Boiled for 75 minutes. Chilled with counterflow chiller. Did not use hopback. Forgot to add the damn whirlfloc. Not a big deal, but I was hoping to really get a nice clear bright yellow beer from this recipe. Pitched a starter of 1056 at 3PM 11/3/07. It's fermenting nicely as of 5PM 11/4/07. #25
Kegged 11/12/07
2007-11-13 1:02am
Finally got myself some kegs and this became my first kegged batch. Everything went great (except for a minor overflow of beer toward the very end of siphoning). Final gravity came in at 1.009 - just what I was hoping for. I also drank about 1/2 pint of this bright yellow beer and enjoyed every sip. It has a great dry character while retaining a rich malty background. Mouthfeel is just right - very present but dissipates quickly and finishes clean and crisp. The hops come through very nicely with a hint of orange and lemon citrus. Very refreshing. No noticeable bitterness, just a slight hint to balance things out.
Brewed again 1/19/08
2008-01-20 1:53am
The first batch of this was so tasty and went so fast that I brewed it again today. I remembered the whirlfloc this time and I omitted the Crystal hops (and upped the final addition of Ahtanum to a full ounce). I also used WLP001 instead of Wyeast 1056. No particular reason for this other than what I had on hand at the time. OG = 1.050 #40
Kegged the 2nd batch tonight
2008-01-30 12:05am
and it turned out great. It's hard for me to remember exactly what the first batch tasted like, but I think it turned out very close (which is what I was hoping for). Has a nice soft biscuit malt flavor coming through and a light bitterness that you feel more in the center of your tongue instead of the back. Very pleased with this one.
Update 3/2/10
2010-03-02 9:45pm
Opened a bottle of this batch #40 tonight over 2 years after brewing it and was blown away at how well it has held up. No oxidation, no contamination, just pure clean malt and that same light bitterness. Very very tasty beer even after being in the bottle for 2 years.
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