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Big, Blonde and Belgain

Big, Blonde and Belgain

Belgian Blond Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal

Breidenbock

Orange peel for aroma and toach of oats.East Kent Gold for flavor/aroma hops

August 29, 2008 pm 04:18pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 11 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 2 lbs Midwest Wheat Malt

    Midwest Wheat Malt

    Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.

  • 0.1875 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • 0.5 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1 lbs Candi Sugar Clear

    Candi Sugar Clear

    Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.

  • 0.5 oz Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 70 min

    Centennial

    Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.

  • 0.5 oz East Kent Goldings - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • .5 oz East Kent Goldings - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • 6 oz Clementine orange peel, fresh - (omitted from calculations)

    Clementine orange peel, fresh

  • 1 tsp yeast nutrient - (omitted from calculations)

    yeast nutrient

  • White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale

    White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale

    From East Flanders, versatile yeast that can produce light Belgian ales to high gravity Belgian beers (12% ABV). A combination of fruitiness and phenolic characteristics dominate the flavor profile. Some sulfur is produced during fermentation, which will

Notes

Planning on a single step infusion at 150F for 60 minutes. Fresh orange peel added during last 10 minutes of boil.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale

Subcategory: A - Belgian Blond Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.069 1.062 - 1.075
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.008 - 1.018
Color: 5.5 SRM 4 - 7
Alcohol: 7.4% ABV 6% - 7.5%
Bitterness: 24.9 IBU 15 - 30

Discussion

Breidenbach

Brew Notes

2008-08-29 4:22pm

8/28/08: 1000 ml yeats started with 1 cup light DME. 9/1/08: Brew day went well. Post boil OG on target (1.074) given 72% eff. Yeast pitched at 85F wort temp. 9/2/08: Primary chugging away; nice kraesen formed. 9/9/08: Transfered to secondary. SG 1.022 9/28/08: Bottled with 3/4 cup corn sugar. FG 1.012. Color looks good. No off aromas or flavors.

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