Independence Day Strawberry Blonde

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DeadYetiBrew

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Location
Memphis, TN
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
WYeast 2112
Yeast Starter
No
Batch Size (Gallons)
5
Original Gravity
1.060 (1.047)
Final Gravity
1.011
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
18.5
Color
7.1 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
7 @ 70-75*F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
14 @ 70-75*F
Additional Fermentation
See below
*The above OG was suppose to be 1.060 however we had a clogged false-bottom and were forced to siphon out of keggle and then try and pour the rest into the carboy, losing about a gallon we decided to top-up to 5 gallons knowing the strawberries would add some Alcohol and the ABV wasn't important anyway.*

Brewed for the 4th of July, should be bottled exactly 3 weeks on the 4th.

Independence Day Strawberry Blonde

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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03-A Light Ale, Blonde Ale

Min OG: 1.045 Max OG: 1.060
Min IBU: 15 Max IBU: 33
Min Clr: 2 Max Clr: 8 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 11.50
Anticipated OG: 1.060 Plato: 14.78
Anticipated SRM: 7.1
Anticipated IBU: 18.5
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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52.2 | 6.00 lbs. Pilsener Malt(2-Row) | Continental Eu |1.035 |1
17.4 | 2.00 lbs. Wheat Malt | America | 1.038 | 2
8.7 | 1.00 lbs. Vienna Malt | America | 1.035 |4
8.7 | 1.00 lbs. Munich Malt(2-row) | America | 1.035 | 6
13.0 | 1.50 lbs. Honey Malt | Canada | 1.030 |18

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.50 oz. | Willamette | Pellet |5.00| 6.0| 30 min.
1.00 oz. |Cascade | Whole | 5.75 |12.5 | 30 min.
1.00 oz. |Amarillo Gold | Pellet |10.00 | 0.0 |0 min.


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.88 Oz Irish Moss Fining 5 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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WYeast 2112 California Lage (it still fermented at ale temperature)




Notes
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4 lbs frozen strawberries added to secondary, kick started fermentation again, however don't know how much alcohol they added.


Not sure on the amount of Willamette because it was left over from a previous recipe and not entirely sure if i divided evenly, however .5 is very close!
 
Hey, how did this one end up? Was 4lb of strawberries in the secondary enough but not over the top?
 
Curious how you got the sweetness of the strawberries as opposed to the tartness. I was following the other thread on Strawberry Wheat and the guy said it ended up very tart.
 
4 pounds was perfect left the beer flavor with the slight strawberry flavor...

it wasnt too tart just slightly. wasnt bad at all
 
Has any one else tried this recently? SWMBO seems interested in something like this. She had a strawberry blond last year and loved it. I want to make something to appease her, she is sick of drinking my IPA's, porters, and such.
 
Update: I made this, but use 2 lbs of strawberries, and 2 lbs of blueberries. You can defiantly taste both in the beer. Put this to bottle 2 days ago, tasted a little too bitter, so I tried back sweetening with some lactose? Should have used splenda looking back on it. Well, will see how it turns out in a week or two.
 

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