Blonde Ale Brew

mayto

I made up the recipe below earlier and ended up with 26L in the fermenter with a gravity of 1043, so happy with that:). Ideally I would have used maybe pilsner as the base malt but maris otter it is. I wanted to make this beer more subtle than my usual pale ales so interested to see how it turns out. Its in my fermenting fridge now with the atc-800+ keeping an eye on things:D

[size=+2]Blonde Ale 27L[/size]
[size=+1]6-B Blonde Ale[/size]
Date: 7/26/2011



Size: 27.0 L
Efficiency: 80%
Attenuation: 77.2%

Original Gravity: 1.044 (1.038 - 1.054)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.010 (1.008 - 1.013)
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Color: 4.6 (3.00 - 6.00)
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Alcohol: 4.46% (3.80% - 5.50%)
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Bitterness: 24.2 (15.00 - 28.00)
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[size=+1]Ingredients:[/size]
4.78 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
0.28 kg CaraMalt
16.88 g Centennial (8.6%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
11.25 g Centennial (8.6%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
11.25 g Cascade (7.6%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
16.88 g Cascade (7.6%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
11.41 fl oz Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

[size=+1]Schedule:[/size]
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m


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guildofevil

I think pale malt is perfect for this style of beer.

mayto

I was thinking a less malty/rich type malt would suit a blonde ale a bit better but I know Maris Otter will do just fine. Looking forward to drinking this with my corny keg/beer cooler setup in a few weeks:)