I'm going to brew up a blonde ale this week to be enjoyed in this texas heat. I realize blondes are boring but I figured I would try to clone Heavy Sea's Gold Ale. I thought it was a decent blonde with a little more flavor than most? I emailed them but I got no response. Here is what they list on their website:
4.5 % alc Deep gold in color with floral and spicy hop aromas. Brewed with pale, carmel, and Munich malts balanced with Cascade, Centennial and Hersbrucker hops. Well rounded, fruity and complex.
So I am thinking of going with something like this:
5.5 gallon into fermentor, 75 % eff, 60 minute boil, 6.8 gallons preboil
1.048 mashed at 150 for 60 minutes, 21.1 IBU's
US - 05
7 lbs 2 row(or special pale) 73.2%
1 lbs light munich 10.5%
1lb light crystal 10L 10.5%
.5 lbs carapils 5.2 %
1 oz acid malt (for ph control)
Of course I keep changing my mind on the amounts of crystal and munich so I was hoping someone here might be able to help.
As far as the hops go.....I need some help.
Floral and spicy aroma???
.5 oz centennial @ 60 for 15.8 IBU's
.5 cascade @10 for 4.2 IBu's
.5 hersbrucker @5 for 1 IBU
Total IBu's 21.
Does that sound like a reasonable hop placement?
I'm not too stuck on a "clone" just shooting for something similar so I might drop one of the hop flavors out and just use 2 of them. I really enjoyed the light munich flavor when I had this.
Any tips or ideas are appreciated.
4.5 % alc Deep gold in color with floral and spicy hop aromas. Brewed with pale, carmel, and Munich malts balanced with Cascade, Centennial and Hersbrucker hops. Well rounded, fruity and complex.
So I am thinking of going with something like this:
5.5 gallon into fermentor, 75 % eff, 60 minute boil, 6.8 gallons preboil
1.048 mashed at 150 for 60 minutes, 21.1 IBU's
US - 05
7 lbs 2 row(or special pale) 73.2%
1 lbs light munich 10.5%
1lb light crystal 10L 10.5%
.5 lbs carapils 5.2 %
1 oz acid malt (for ph control)
Of course I keep changing my mind on the amounts of crystal and munich so I was hoping someone here might be able to help.
As far as the hops go.....I need some help.
Floral and spicy aroma???
.5 oz centennial @ 60 for 15.8 IBU's
.5 cascade @10 for 4.2 IBu's
.5 hersbrucker @5 for 1 IBU
Total IBu's 21.
Does that sound like a reasonable hop placement?
I'm not too stuck on a "clone" just shooting for something similar so I might drop one of the hop flavors out and just use 2 of them. I really enjoyed the light munich flavor when I had this.
Any tips or ideas are appreciated.