kitchen sink
Blonde Ale • Extract • 5 gal
just playing with leftovers
October 29, 2008 pm 09:52pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .5 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- .75 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 6 lbs
Dry Light Extract
Dry Light Extract
White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.
- 1.0 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 1.0 oz
Perle - 8.2 AA% whole; 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
- 0.50 oz
Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- 0.50 oz
Amarillo® - 8.5 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Amarillo®
Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.
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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: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: B - Blonde Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.064 | 1.038 - 1.054 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.008 - 1.013 | |
| Color: | 17.3 SRM | 3 - 6 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.6% ABV | 3.8% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 36.4 IBU | 15 - 28 |
