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cwilliamsccn

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I want to make a good summer session brew for my wife and BMC friends. so far I have this but thinking about going all wheat and dropping corn and maybe Kolsch or american wheat yeast. any tips would be great.


Summer Blonde
Blonde Ale
Type: All Grain Date: 3/20/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Brewer:
Boil Size: 7.00 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Pot and Cooler (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.87 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal Est Mash Efficiency 82.7 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 1 47.1 %
2 lbs Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 2 23.5 %
2 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 23.5 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 4 5.9 %
0.25 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 8.1 IBUs
1.10 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 6 -
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 14.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35.49 ml] Yeast 9 -
0.55 tsp Gelatin (Secondary 5.0 hours) Fining 10 -
 
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