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Strawberry Blonde Tart Ale

Strawberry Blonde Tart Ale

Blonde Ale • All Grain • 8 gal

kilabe

Tart and sweet (if it can be) pale ale. Good hot weather beer, and yes, real men brew fruit beers. Especially if it is for their wife and I'm trying to butter her up for new equipment. ;)

July 6, 2008 pm 10:57pm

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Ingredients (All Grain8 gal)

  • 6.47 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.

  • 6.48 lbs Belgian Pale

    Belgian Pale

    Fully modified and is easily converted.

  • 0.15 lbs American Caramel 40°L

    American Caramel 40°L

    Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.

  • 0.38 lbs German Light Munich

    German Light Munich

    For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.

  • 1.15 lbs Honey

    Honey

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

  • 1.3 oz Spalt Spalter - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Spalt Spalter

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 0.80 oz Mt. Hood - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Mt. Hood

    Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.

  • 0.80 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • 4.8 oz Corn Sugar - (omitted from calculations)

    Corn Sugar

  • 6.5 oz Dry Malt Extract - (omitted from calculations)

    Dry Malt Extract

  • 12 lb Strawberry puree - (omitted from calculations)

    Strawberry puree

  • 2 tbsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • 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 all grains, bring wort to boil and add honey and hops at times indicated. Add 2 tablespoons Irish Moss for last 15 minutes. Add wort on top of strawberry puree in Primary, aerate and pitch yeast. Let stand in Primary ~7 days before racking off into secondary for 10-14 days. Filter thoroughly to remove strawberry pulp and seeds. Carbonation (bottle, sorry don't know anything about kegs) for * gallons, can be adjusted by ratio. Boil 4.8 oz of corn sugar OR 6.5 oz of DME into 2 cups of water. cool to 80 F pour into bottling bucket and rack brew of secondary into it. If you don't prefer the strawberry tartness, add the puree into the secondary for the last 4-5 days.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: B - Blonde Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.046 1.038 - 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 5.1 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 4.6% ABV 3.8% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 24.1 IBU 15 - 28

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